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

{ H B U S e ———— THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 1932. Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER Published _every evemng except Sunday by the EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrler In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and Thane for $1.25 per month, By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.26. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Tek-phnnen;or 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. THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN. The filing of the numerous candidates for party nominations in the primary elections to be held on April 26 presages one of the most lively campaigns that has ever marked party elections in Alaska. The number, 57, probably has never been exceeded since the direct primary system was inaugurated in the Territory. .While there are not “57 varieties” of political creeds represented there are enough to interest all shades of politicians. About the only kind not discoverable in the lists published in The Empire are Republicans who in the easily remembered past were professed Democrats. There are Republicans, anti-Federal brigade Republicans and Progressive Re- publicans who are also anti-Federalistic all on the same list. The degress of difference can be expected to be defined before the campaign is many weeks old. If there are any anti-Hoover men in the race, it has not been revealed, but that, too, may appear in the future. There appears to be fewer shades of Democracy represented in that party's filings. One, however, absent from the rival list, is to be discerned—the Democrat who, converted from Republicanism, seeks rewards at the polls without the customary visit to the mourners’ bench. In one instance, the am- bitious one would assume the party organization leadership by becoming National Committeeman, after having laid claim to a similar post in the Republican Party in the short space of four years ago. All of this makes for interesting times for not only party adherents but also for the individual who takes his politics less seriously and finds humor in 4incidents that to the politician approaches the near- tragic. ALASKA LECTURES UNEARTH GOLD. “There's gold in them thar hills” around Aniak- chak which erupted last year for Father B. R. Hubbard. But Father Hubbard took the hills to California and elsewhere to mine the gold. This is indicated by an item that appeared re- cently in a San Francisco newspaper as follows: Appearance of gold coins for tickets to the Father Hubbard Alaska Lectures on the University of California campus were taken as a sign of returning prosperity by Floyd B. Rakestraw, Assitsant Rector of the Extension Division. “It's been a long time since gold pieces were received here,” Rakestraw sald yester- day. “Can it be that people hope to end the depression by spending their real gold?” ‘Whatever the reason may have been, we are glad that Father Hubbard was so successful. His lectures are worth the price. His explorations have made Alaska more widely known than ever before. And the proceeds derived from all his activities go to the most worthy of causes, largely to the support of the mission school at Holy Cross. We hope his future expeditions into Alaska’s hills are even more productive of gold than his past ones have been. “BUY PEAS BY LABEL” FOOD OFFICIAL URGES. “Peas are not just peas to the discerning house- wife,” says Dr. P. B. Dunbar, Assistant Chief of the Federal Food and Drug Administration. “One of the first vegetables to be canned, peas remain one of the most popular with consumers. Canners gen- erally are helping the housewife make her choice by making their labels more informative.” The buyer who consistently reads labels will soon come to know the difference between such terms, for example, as “early peas” and “sweet peas,” ac- cording to Doctor Dunbar. The former are early June peas having a smooth skin. Sweet or sugar peas mature later, have a wrinkled skin and a sweet taste. When canned, early peas usually are separated into various sizes by the sieve method. The small No. 1's are called “small peas,” or “petit pois.” The _next, or No. 2's, are called “early June extra sifted.” No. 3's are called “early June sifted,” and the large peas, No. 4's or larger, are generally labeled merely “early June” Some peas, when not graded as to size, are called the “run of the pod.” pure food law does not require their peas as to variety or as to labels appear they must be Tlegal.” Under this law, the canner who does not fill his cans to at least 90 per cent of their capacity is required to brand the godos as “slack filled.” The buyer may find on some canned foods both of the above designations, but she need have no fear that she is getting an unwholesome or inedible product. BUTTER SUBSTITUTE TARIFF WORKS. Washington State's tax on butter substitutes, imposed by the last session of its Legislature, evi- dently has been as successful in building up the business of its domestic butter fat manufacturies as its sponsors had hoped. In 1930, Washington State consumers ussd 7,500,000 pounds of butter fat substitutes. Last year they purchased but 600,- 000 pounds. Because the substitutes were thus prac- tically eliminated, dairy products were purchased in the State to a much larger extent than the previous one and its dairying industry, despite lower prices for its output, was able to show an operating profit for the year. The New York Herald Tribune refers to the floating brick as a scientific curiosity. Properly di- rected it has also been known to become a dangerous weapon. Maybe the automobile makers have an idea that bright, shiny new automobiles equipped with tires of the same color as the cars will make the situation look brighter. Alaska’s Welfare. (New York Times.) A handicap of Alaska has been what a former Governor called “climatic fallacies.” There still ob- tains a belief that the Territory is too remote to be visited by peopls of the continental United States, that the country is savage and the inhabitants are crude and unlettered. It becomes the duty of Gov- ernor Parks once a year to dispel such notions, to describe how Alaskans live, work and enjoy them- selves, and to try to persuade travelers to come and behold the wonders of the Territory—mountains, for- ests, glaciers, rivers, islands and a coast as rugged and beautiful as that of Norway. A table which he includes in his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior shows that in the year ended June, 19831, the maximum temperature of Juneau was 77 and the minimum 9; Ketchikan, 81 and 18; Kodiak, 81 and 9; Sitka, 79 and 20; Seward, 78 and 0; Skag- way, 80 and 4. Compare Boston in the same period, 98 and 4; Chicago, 101 and 1; Kansas City, 107 and 7, and Philadelphia, 103 and 14. Even Fairbanks in the Tanana Valley is no colder in Winter than New Hampshire and Vermont. In Alaska's seventeen incorporated towns, with an assessed valuation of $26,745,956, modern improve- ments compare well with those of similar towns in the States. The Alaskan towns have good schools, libraries, broadcasting and receiving sets, and ade- quate postal service. Hospitals are maintained at “strategic centers” Summer “medical boats” ply on the Yukon River. The southern coast towns have excellent steamship transportation. The Alaska Railroad, running north from Seward to the heart of the Territory, furnishes regular transportation. Aviation hag besn a godsend to the country. It had sixty-seven aviation fields on June 30, 1931, and five hydroplane ports. During the year twenty-six commercial planes were in service, 381,234 miles were flown, and 7,947 passengers were carried. Mail and express up to 161,718 pounds were transported. ‘While Alaska suffered from the prevailing de- pression, everybody had shelter and food. Many fishermen and miners were out of work. “Economic conditions in Alaska,” says Governor Parks, ‘“are dependent on the major industries, mining and fishing.” The production of gold increased $1,500,- 000. Imports and exports declined $12,171,081. But the Territorial Treasurer could show a balance of $694,804. Coal mine output was valued at $631,000. For the calendar year 1930 the fisheries were worth $37,679,049, a decline from $50,795,819 in the previous year. The fishing industry employs 80 per cent of all labor. In the number of people traveling to Alaska there was a falling off of 27 per cent compared with the year before. But no note of discouragement is found in the report of Governor Parks. With the return of better times, Alaska should be more prosperous than ever. The Way to Disarm. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) While the great Powers continue their nearly futile negotiations for armament reduction, one country already has set an example of what can be done. Since the Republic was established, nine months ago, Spain has cut its army in half and reduced its navy by 16 ships and 6,000 men. With- out calling any spectacular international confer- ences or making a point of its national altruism, the young Republic has deflated the overgrown military machine fostered by the monarchy. With its armaments slashed in half, the Spanish nation still has no worries about security. For it has learned that security Mes in sound national policies which do not arouse conflicts rather than in armaments which often invite trouble. This is the lesson which other nations should have learned from the World War, and did not. Perhaps it is the very simplicity of the Spanish method which makes its general adoption difficult. The Governments which are making the greatest noise about disarmament are the ones which spend the most money for military purposes and which establish policies that lead into friction with neigh- boring Powers. Busy remodeling its economy and governance, the Spanish people have no energy to waste on useless armament. Theirs is an example worthy of emulation by the other Powers of the world. The way to disarm is not to seek a mythical parity or write a new set of treaties. The way to disarm is to disarm. e One by one our personal liberties are crushed beneath the iron heel of the despot. A New Jersey court even goes so far as to rule that a murderer cannot collect the life insurance of the person murdered —(Macon, Ga., Telegraph.) Don’t spend all of Uncle Sam’'s money until we set aside $500,000000 to build prisons for people who wouldn't have been criminals at all before the Volstead law was passed—(St. Louis Globe- Democrat.) The only deficlency in George Washington's beer recipe, as reprinted the other day, is that it doesn't tell how to keep the sediment out of the bottom of the bottles.—(Boston Globe.) ‘What vmuun’.mm Uncle Sam said was: “I want the dollar and ten centavos but have decided their system is too airtight for us and our only chance lto get even is to call them names in the newspaper. adv. THE NUGGET SHOP {IOWA STATIONS | PUSH PLANS FOR NUGGET BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. 4 SOLUTION South— + | NEWTRANSMITTER Spades—sSix. Hearts—Four. DAVENPORT, Towa, Feb. 5.—De- Diamonds—None. finite steps are weing taken to es- Clubs—Ace, Nine. tablish @ 50,000-watt transmitter West— |for WOC and ‘WHO midway be- Spades—None. |tween Davenport and Des Moines. Hearts—Ace. | The move to develop plans of long Diamonds—None. ing was initiated after a fur- Clubs—Queen, Eight, Six. | 'nd ther extension of the construction | | North— | permt b federal Spades—Ten, Eight, Four, |Poim %es Cetied by we b--Dote, | “The project, which will require Diamonds—None. four to six months, is expected to AT en fcost, between $150,000 and $175,000. > i |says Dr. B. J. Palmer, managing di- Hearts—eESeven, Six. g ector of the Central Broadcasting Pt b Studios will be maintained both s in Davenport and Des Moines, con- O e e nection with the transmitter belng iving . ek p ~ by special line. ot el plete their | ™, " ocent transmitters of WOC, contract. How would you play i? ', ..o ot Davenport, andof WHO In these problems when it stated | . "1, Moines, are operated to- that North and Soufhi SGEblylo- gether under a system of synchroni- i thing, presume: ! 1 ffi:fipfiz ::m:ge onf}mr“hi:a the len; |zation which D"-’l'ml‘sx c:i_lmulmeous Otherwise they could force nms‘ltra“:m;.s“?: :,: vm - programs Some of the solutions sent in had °" ing] o e |~ PROFESSIONAL | FOREST | ; WOOD Helene W.L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY RIDGEGROWN HEMLOCK Mamage HOCRIOUY it Red Cut Any Length Ray, Medical Gymnastics. $4.25 per load 410 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 DRIHEARTS—Free of knots for ranges, kindling, etec. Large load, $5.00 GARNICK’S GROCERY Phone 174 et S SR | DRS.KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Buflding Telephone 176 RECREATION D — BOWLING Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. | Office hours, 9 am. to 5 pm. Evenings by appointment Phone 321 PARLORS Our alleys are in perfect condition and we invite your inspection. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. East or West in the lead ‘with orders to commit suicide. But let | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469, Res. IS, 4 not these folks get discouraged. The ng George 8 Puppy. best of them were there once. Adnpted by PI'IIICHI The winning play is for South io i e lead his four-spot of Hearts and| [ONDON, Feb. 5—Ki Geor discard his ten of Clubs in North. s having a hara time getting a West must now lead from his| Queen of Clubs and the rest of the‘p“,m Ry b, cbviqus. ' |"The Duke of Gloucester bought For the soonest solution the hon- | noygal, a black Aberdeen, for his ors go to Mrs. B. E. Moody, M8c- | fyiner, but at the palace Dougal Kinnon Apts. Hoonrable mentfon ', ned out to be a bit young. He goes to Mrs. Hazel McAuliffe, Mrs. | a5 always break sulss whichi ha A. W. Stewart, Curtis Shattuck and | .,,;1qn’t understand. Richard Radelet. The others are| powever, Princess Elizabeth, 5- urged o &Iy egin. {year-old mistress of the royal fam- quarters, New York City, for some nun so now Dougal is happy at real tough problems and expec’ 45 piccadily, Elizabeth’s home. them on the next boat. If they are; v: delayed we will try and find some- | thing in the meanwhile. | The other evening we received | a very cordial invitation to drop| in at a certain place and make a| fourth hand at Bridge. | The inviattion Was very sweet sndi the evening would be a total loss if we couldn’t come, and all that kind of stuff, so we felt very much flattercd and decided to go. | The cards were dealt and the’ Aces and Kings seemed to distribute themselves with reasonable impar-| tiality. When we made a wise re- mark as to Bridge and. how .she' should be played it seemed to be received with respectful deference and all seemed fair and above- board. We can’t just put our finger on the spot although there seemed to be a system of bids and signals that Culbcrtson never heard of. As we said before everything seemed alright and yet when they bowed us out as curfew tolled for mid- night, we realized we had been! taken into camp for a dollar and ten centavos. It isn't the loss we are crying about, as the old lady said who lost her bustle. It's the principle involved. Let this sad story be a lesson to you, children. Beware of soothsayers, flatterers and white sepulchers. We thought once we might go back and try Yo recover SARGON PILLS Butler Mauro Drug Co. Phone 134 We Deliver . Express Money Orders w dog to replace “Snip,” his dead > .. We have sent to Bridge Head- i)y formed an attachment for the (¢ Phone 276 Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Pitted, Lenses Ground You Can Save Money at Our Store SEE US FIRST Harris Hardware Co. Lower Front Street - e cs Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR Hellenthal Building L DONALDINE i OFFICE SERVICE ONLY | Hours 9 am. to 7 p.m. Beauty Parlor | o h Franklin St., at Front IRE TR e A R Phone 496 RUTH HAYES I 2 > 2 o DE. E. E. SOUTHWELL —_ . Optometrist—Optician Guardfiteed Eyes Examinel—Glasses Fiited SHEET METAL WORK Room 17, Valentine Bldg. PLUMBING Office Phone 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 GE?;-_IOQELEE)RS to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 | A SRR S SRR Fraternal Societies or B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting every ~ Wednesday night at 8 pm, Elks Hall. Visiting brothers welcome. M. H. SIDES, Secretary. A ) Gastineau Channc' ! g M. 8. JORGENSEN, Exalted Rule Co-Ordinate Bod- ies of Freemason- " second Frida WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary ry Scottish Rite Regular meeting 3 . each month at 7:30 0. m., Scot- tish Rite Temple. LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE, NO. 700 G. A. Baldwin, Secretary and Herder, P. O. Box 273. Meets Monday 8 p. m. Ralph Reischl, Dictator. Legion of Moose No. 25 meets first and third Tuesdays Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p. m. JOHN J. FARGHER, retary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Sec- ORDER OF EAS1ERN STAR Second and Fourth g Tuesdaysof each month, at 8 o'clok, Scottish Rite Temple. ron; INSON, Secretary. EDITH HOWARD, Worthy Mat- FANNY L. ROB- KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. 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 o Seghers Council No. 1760, Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. Council Chambers, Fifth Street. JUNEAU-YOUNG Funeral Parlors Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 | o ELECTRICAL REPAIR WORK NO JOB TOO SMALL Capital Electric Co. GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates HEMLOCK WOOD Order Now at These Prices PR i O ISR Dr. C. L. Fenton CHIROPRACTOR Kidney and Bowel Specialist Phone 581, Goldstein Bldg. FOOT CORRECTION Hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-8 OFFICE ROOMS Full Cord $850 Half Cord $450 Five Cords or over, §7.00 cord FOR RENT E. O. DAVIS ‘TELEPHONE 584 Will remodel to suit tenant DRESS PANTS That WORK PANTS Overhaul Priced $2.00 up JOB Come in and see us about our SPECIAL WINTER MONTH OVERHAUL PRICES SABIN’S CONNORS MOTOR CO., Inc. A Rocking Horse makes motion but no progress. If you are to be progressive you must not only work but you must save your earnings.’ WE PAY 4% INTEREST compounded semi - annually upen savings ac- counts. While you work make your dollars work. One Dollar or more will open a Savings Account The B. M. Behrends Bank OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA GOLDSTEIN The Florence Shop RUILDING Phone 427 for Appointment | RINGLETTE and NAIVETTE | CROQUIGNOLE and SPIRAL | | WAVES | | Beauty Specialists | 9 o DON’T BE TOO LIBERAL HOTEL ZYNDA ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- WORK CO. Front Street, next to Wamer CABINET and MILLWORK GENERAL CARPENTER WORK GLASS REPLACED IN AUTOS Estimates Furnished NEW RECORDS NEW SHEET MUSIC RADIO SERVICE Expert Radio Repairing Radio Tubes and Supplies JUNEAU ,MELODY HOUSE JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPAN Moves, Packs and Stores Freight and Baggage Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL “Ous door step is worn by J. B. BURFORD & CO. Front and Second Streets PHONE 359 FRIGIDAIRE DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS MAYTAG WASHING MACHINES GENERAL MOTORS RADIOS Phone 17 Front Street Juneau e, FINE Watch and Jewelry REPAIRING at very reasonable rates WRIGHT SHOPPE PAUL BL E@N (i W.P. Johnson