The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1932, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1932 Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER | Published _every eveming 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 carrier 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 Bu s Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. " Tilephone for Editorlal and Business Offices, $74. 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 focal news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUAWANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION NO POWER ISSUE IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN. Harold E. Wesi, Thatrman of the Public Service Commission of Maryland since 1925, asks the ques- tion: “What part, if any, will Power play in the coming National campaign?”, in an article appearing in the February 1931, American Mercury, under the title, “The Power Trust Bugaboo.” After a rather complete discussion of the attitude of certain min- ority political groups and other propagandists for public ownership, and a conslderation of regulation in its various aspects, he answers his question by writing: I do not believe that Power will be a primary, or even a secondary, issue in the forthcoming Presidential campaign. There will be a lot of noise, of course, but it will signify nothing. There are several rea- sons for this view, aside from the fact that there is little, if any, reason or substance to the demand for public ownership or Fed- eral control. The pecple as a mass are not interested. ‘The whole subject of utility rates and utility regulation is a complicated one. They do not understand it and will not bother to study it. ‘They do not believe they are being robbed. They know that electric rates have been going down, and, that alone among charges for utility service, they are now lower than they were before the World War. i ownership com- plain of this lack of public iriterest. In the pronouncement of Progressive policy the pub- lic's attitude in the matter is severely criti- cised. Paragraph 12 contains this: “Much of the weakness of State regula- tion has come from a lack of public inter- est in public affairs, from the failure of an inattentive citizenship, engrossed in private affairs, to exert in self government, and from a consequent inefficiency and corruption in public offices.” Comment on this indifference of the public ¢ould be multiplied. But one more specimen will do. Alfred E. Smith, former Governor of New York, who long sought for State development of the St. Lawrence, when asked on March 3 last whether Power would be a dominant issue in the 1932 cam- paign, said that it would not be. “I found in New York,” he said, “that Power was the one thing I put my hand to that I could not arouse the people over. It is too intricate and few understand what it is all about. I even found it neces- sary in New York to explain what the word ‘horsepower’ means, whenever I made speech- es on the subject.” And former Governor Smith usually knows what he is talking about. Before he answers as quoted above, the ques- tion that he propounded, West says: One may well wonder why Power has been picked as an issue for the campaign instead of the railroads, the telephone in- dustry, the street railways, or other public services. Certainly, except in sporadic cases, there has been no complaint about rates from those who use the service. The mates, in fact, have been steadily going down. The demand for electric service, both for domestic and industrial purposes, is increas- ing, and economists declare that when the demand for a thing for which there are substitutes increases, especially in bad times, the price is about right. Nor is the current pother due to the fact that the service ren- dered by the power companies is bad or indifferent, for the managers of perhaps no other utility service are so prompt in rem- edying complaints and meeting the reason- able demands of those they serve, What then? PLACING THERMOMETERS. The current visitation of low temperatures locally has shown the usual variation of thermometer read- ings. Hardly any two record the same degree of temperature at any given time, differences ranging from one to several degrees. Much of this may be accounted for by defects in the instrument themselves. But not all of it. The manner in which the thermometer is installed may have as much to do with the differences as any other factor. To avoid such arguments as about how cold it is, the United States Weather Bureau advises ‘hat the thermometer should be hung on the north side of the house in a sheltered place, such as a porch, and be sure it is an inch or two away from the wall. It has found that it gets the most accurate records of temperatures by exposing Weath- er Bureau thermometers—of which there are about 5,000 distributed throughout the country—in a cov- ered or soreened enclosure of wood slats which keep off the rain, sun, snow and radiation and also allow free air circulation. THE VANISHING “REDMAN.” -mhflwmchhtsmon-«-flupwhomed o stand before the tobacco shop, benign and digni- |camp. | 1617 |a man of fashion and, |Indian re |where small States received more from the Federai &wmqmwb-nhewummx | Nl Pipe of Peace, or awesome in his warpaint as once threatened passersby with uplifted tomahawk? Has the last of the wooden Indians gone to his final| Tobacco Topics, a house publication of Lig- gett & Myers Tobacco Company, calls attention the fact that the Noble Redskin is seldom, if ever to be seen today at his old post outside a tobacco shop, to Exactly when the wooden Indian was first used One is por- | as a tobacconist’s sign is not known. trayed, however, in a book published as early as Other figures came into use later—the Negro, in English, Punch—but the ained for a long time supreme as the symljnl of tobacco, particularly in America. Now he |seems to be the “vanishing Redman.” Statistics show that more than 50 per cent of the conversation of young men between the ages of 20 and 40 years is still about women. The sta- tisticians ought not to have had to take any time off their regular jobs to arrive at that conclusion. Senator James Hamilton Lewis ha: 2 into the Presidential nomination ring. His candidacy probably will never pass the “favorite son” stage. After the recent British elections, Lloyd (-onrge was classed as a leader without a party. Now e can be termed an M. P. without a seat. The Constitution and Congress. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) Representative James M. Beck, one of the ablest constitutional Republic, indicts the growth of Federal bureaucracy in the eapital and demands the reduction of Gov- ernment expenditures to the limit of reasonable and legitimate necessities. Representative Beck attacked what he considers to be gross inequalities in the collection of Federal taxes and their expenditure. He pointed to instances recognized as Government “in Federal subsidies” than their inhahi- tants paid out in Government taxes. He said that only two per cent of the American people pay any income tax at all and that less than 400,000 per- sons pay 97 per cent of all Federal taxes. Representative Beck charged also that the power to tax “can be made the power to redistribute prop- erty.” Taxes unde'r the Constitution can only be levied for the common defense and the general welfare. Mr. Beck holds that this was not a grant of power to exact money for any purpose that Congress might regard for the general welfare, but “it was intended | as a limitation upon the power to tax the many| for the benefit of the few, or for any non-Federal purpose.” This language, says Representative Beck, has been misinterpreted in practice to mean that the| Federal Government has almost unlimited power to tax the property of the citizen and an unlimited power to appropriate the proceeds for the benefit of any class or section. It can take any portion of the citizens’ capital and take any portion of what the citizen has when he dies, through succession orl taxes, which amounts to clear confiscation. | The reserved rights of the State have been de- stroyed in many instances. Money, notably in the Department of Commerce and Agriculture, cavzmeny' has been appropriated for non-Federal purposes. Moreover, Senators from smaller States, some ou them of less population than many great cities in| the land, actually hold a balance of authority, can| measure power with the representatives of millions of American people, telling them how they must| live and how die, and especially, how they must pay taxes. Some of the most recent and power- ful trends in the direction of bureaucracy have come from these represetatives of small minorities. Unless the people of the country demand, and enforce, an end to indiscriminate bureaucracy the States soon will have few functions left, the taxpayer will be on the way to pauperism and the original meaning of important clauses of the Constitution will be riddled. Cold Comfort for Cold Sufferers. (New York Times.) If the common cold could be subtracted from the list of human ailments, the Winter of our dis- content would be far more bearable. Scientists and doctors agree that in spite of all the research work which has been done, no sure and quick and uni- versal cure has yet been discovered. The sneezer and sniffer may take what comfort he can from the thought that he is suffering from a mysterious malady. There may be some conclusion, too, in the de- scription which Dr. Clendening gives in The Even- ing Post of the familiar progress of colds. There are three marked divisions. The first is “the stage of invasion with slight fever, malaise, chilly sensa- tions, headache and backache and loss of appetite.” After twelve to thirty-six hours of this, there is the “stage of exudation.” Lastly, “the stage of con- valescence marks the drying up of the secretions.” Happy the victim who does not find Stage I be- ginning again before Stage III is completed! Common sense is the patient's surest aid in living through a cold. Since treatments to “make the patient comfortable” are various, and sometimes contradictory, almost any solace can be justified by medical advice. If hot, strong toddies are a com- fort, let him partake freely. If a downy bed, an electric pad and a good book bring consolation, that is good medicine. If a trip to Bermuda or California gives greater relief, then that's the thing. Write your own prescription. Nobody Loves a Creditor. (New York World-Telegram.) Some French editors and more French politicians are working themselves into a feverish state of mind over Allied debts and German reparations and Uncle Sam’'s relation to both. And there is much criticism and some abuse of this country. Perhaps we might as well blame it all to cussed hnman nature. A story was told of James G. Blaine while he was| campaigning in Ohio in 1884. Some solicitous friend told him of a certain Republican somewhere in Ohio who had been heard roundly abusing Blaine on numerous occasions. “I don’t understand why he should abuse me,” said Blaine, “I never did him a fevor.” “We stand for peace, honor and honest govern- ment in Manchuria,” says Tokyo. Substitute Haiti, Nicaragua or Panama for Manchuria and it sounds just like Form No. 872, issued at Washington when- ever the marines are landing somewhere.—(Cleve- land Plain Dealer.) It seems that American ships can't advertise that they sell liquor, but it's perfectly proper if the fact comes out through a Congressional hear- ing. O Prohibition, how many stupidities are com- mitted in thy name?—(Boston Herald.) lawyers of the | DEALERS IN FISH READY T0 BUY FRESH HALIBUT ;’l: E. Em’shom Back from | Seaule, Tells of Trade | Conditions Buyers representing all the large companies engaged in marketing halibut, at a meeting in Seattle this week, decided they would pur- chase fresh catches as landed said E. E. Engstrom, Juneau agent of the Sebastian-Stewart Company, who returned here last night on the steamship Northwestern, hav- -}mg made the round trip on the vess He was in Seattle six days | | and spent the entire time confer- ring with various branches of the fishing industry. “Some time ago,” Mr. Engstrom d, “the report was current that | companies on the Seattle Exchange would not make purchases of fresh halibut at the beginning of the season., However, represéntatives of the large companies, will make pui - | usual. “Dealers are pessimistic. Nearly all of them have large stocks of frozen halibut on hand. good prices, but there is not much prospect of a strong market for fish in the immediate future. Low prices of poultry, eggs, meat and all other kinds of food commedities have a depressing effect on fish. MASQUERADE BALL The masque ball at A. B. Hall ises to be a well attended affair and a variety of original costumes is indicated to compete for the six prizes offered. Out of courtesy to the Women of the Mooseheart Legion, the Elks will not hold their regular Sat- |urday night dance tonight. B “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Final Clean Up MIDSEASON APPAREL SALE NOW O! z % “Juneaw’s Own Store” chases there and in this city as ¢ “The early arrivals of fresh hali- but may possibly command fairly | ON THIS EVENING tonight under the auspices of the Women of Mooseheart Legion prom- | NUGGET BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. 6 South (Dealer)— Spades—K, Q, 10, 8. Hearts—Q, J, 4 Diamonds—Q, 5, 3. Clubs—K, 8, 5. West— spades—6, 4, 3. Hearts—A, 8, 6, 3, Diamonds—A, 10, 7. Clubs—Q, J. North— pades—A, J, 7, 2. Hearts—K, 10. Diamonds—K, 6, 2. “lubs—A, 6, 4, 3. i Spades—3, 5. Hearnts—8, 7, 5. Diamonds—J, 9, 8, 4. Clubs—10, 9, 17, 2. The Bidding— South—One Spade. North—Three Spades. South—Three No Trumps. Gtihers pass. the three of Hearts. How should South plan 9 W est open Prcblem: FOREST WOoOD RIDGEGROWN HEMLOCK Cut Any Length $4.25 per load DRIHEARTS—Free of knots for ranges, kindling, ete. Large load, $5.00 GARNICK’S GROCERY Phone 174 —————————————————————d e ) RECREATION BOWLING PARLORS { 6 s hanay Cur alleys are in perfect ! :hone 321 | Herder, P. O. Box 273. : This wroblem illustrates a play condition and we invite - MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 n usea wy “top-flight players” Second and fourth Mon- 1 is known as “creating atmos- your inspection, Dr. A. W. Stewart day of each month in re.” The above problem is used . DENTIST Scottish Rite Temple, » by expensive Bridge Teachers and - | | Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m, | | beginning at 7:30 p. m. 2 { we didn't get it for nothing either. | = SH sEWAR;D Bu?&?“;& JOHN J. FARGHER, ‘%% dy is and watch for the solu- | Office Phone A 3 | § tion. A knowledge of this play will| | LUDWIG NELSON i Phone 276 x::fi;" JAMES W. LEIVERS, Sec win you many an extra trick as| | JEWELER e — * & the games go by. L | ‘Watch Repairing '. ORDEP, OF EAS1ERN STAR The prize this time, wil all Brunswick Agency : | Second and Fourth {copy of “Culbertson's Own Sum- (\ FRONT STREET | Robert lepson i 4, Tuesdays of each month, jm “Contract Bridge at a|e . Opt. D. Yt R ook L Besttish G price $1.00 and will be % Graduate L.osAngeled Col~ Rite Tempio, EDITH ven for the first solution as per | bl lege of Optometry and | HOWARD, Worthy Mat- our “Blue Book.” Don't be afraid| | goo can gave Money at Opthalmology | ron; FANNY L. ROB- webody is ahead of you. Very Ot Store Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground INSON, Secretary. n it is two or three days before SEE US FIRST ° ° 3 g correct solution comes in but % -y KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS o't take this as an invitation to| | Harris Hardware Co. ||e * Bephars Gounell No 1760 loaf on the job. Lower Front Street i Dr. Geo. L. Barton Abetirigs seoon AnA1ast THE NUGGET SHOP adv.|e — . CHIROPRACTOR Monday at 7:30 p. m. TSN . Hellenthal Building Transient brothers urg- To reduce tne surolus it raight DONALDINE il| OFFICE SERVICE ONLY | ot £ Cattend. Gt also be well to plow under every Hours 9 am. to 7 pm. | Chambers, Fifth Street. | third Tadio crooner. Beauty Parlor | PHONE 259 | JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. | pris — Franklin St., at Front ° 73 2 H. J. TURNER, Becretary. | Old papers a. =w=e Emplre. Phone 496 RUTH HAYES R BRI TR 2 S . DR. K. E. SOUTHWELL e i ;- td . IR Optometrist—Optician | Our trucks go any place any | | | SEE YURMAN l | Guaranteed Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted | time. A tank for Diesel Oil | | ; New Fur Garmenis in | SHEET METAL WORK | Room 17, Valentine Bldg. | and a tank for crude oil save | |l Pt sl s Phone B9, Otfios Hours: 9:88 \ PHONE 15, NOHE 1 | | | Cleaning, Repairing, Remode] one 5 e i F ), Iy i oRn T el GEO. ALFORS to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 b A i | Yurman, the Furrier | PHONE 564 ] 42 RELIABLE TRANSFER | Triangle Building | ° < e -e -— = P . JUNEAU-YOUNG | PRINTING STATIONERY BINDERY GEO. M. SIMPKINS COMPANY PAINTING DECORATING KALSOMINING ESTIMATES FURNISHED FREE First Class Work Guaranteed J. W. MEYERS TELEPHONE 2552 LUMBE JUNEAU LUMBER MILLS FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. counts. While you work Among recent candidates for the place of First American Optimist is the Superintendent of the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League who says the fall- ing off in contributions is caused by the success of Prohibition.—(Boston Transcript.) szsr B. One Dollar or more will open a Savings Account The B. M. Behrends Imnk A Rocking Horse makes motion but no progress. If you are to be progressive you must not only work but you must save your edrnings. WE PAY 4% INTEREST compounded semi - annually upon savings ac- make your dollars work. . . @ - 4 | PROFESSIONAL ||| Fraternal Societies . ® — OF i : o|| Gasti Channa | | rastineau LS | Helene W.L. Albrecht | [z — PHYSIOTHERAPY | Massage, Electricity, Infra Red l Mee“: g Pévg, i Ray, Medical Gymnastics. | Wednesday night % | 410 Goldstein Building [{st 8 pm., Ex» | Phone Office, 216 Bl "0 . g 2| visiting brothers ° = o | welcome. DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | |\ o 3opaENsEN Exalted Rules DENTISTS 7 st g Blomgren Building i B ELTIPRY, Peorclary. PHONE 56 H Co-Ordinate Bod- Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. | ies of Freemason- e . ry Scottish Rite é Regular meeting second Friday Dr. Charles P. Jenne | " each month at | DENTIST 7:30 p. m., Scot- | Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine | tish Rite Temple. : Building WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary Telephone 176 — . Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Office hours, 9 am. to 5 pm. Evenings by appointment LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE, NO. 700 Meets Monday 8 p. m. Ralph Reischl, Dictator. Legion of Moose No. 25 meets first and third Tuesdays. G. A. Balawin, Secretary and ELECTRICAL REPAIR WORK NO JOB TOO SMALL Capital Electric Co. GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates HEMLOCK WOOD Funeral Parlors Licensed Funeral Directors | and Embalmers | N)ght Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 | . Dr. C. L. Fenton CHIROPRACTOR Kidney and Bowel Specialist Phone 581, Goldstein Bldg. FOOT CORRECTION | Hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-8 f | Order Now at These Prices Full Cord . Half Cord . Five Cords or over, $7.00 cord E. O. DAVIS TELEPHONE 584 " YE SANDWICHE | SHOPPE Open 10 am. Till Midnight ESTER ERBLAND GEORGIA RUDOLPH I | HOTEL ZYNDA ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. FIRE ALARM CALLS Third and Franklin, Front and Franklin, Front, near Way. Front, near Gross Apts. Front, opp. City Whart. Front, near Saw Mill. Front at A. J. Office. Willoughby at Totem Grocery. ‘Willoughby, opp. Cash Cole’s Garage. Front and Seward. Front and Main. Second and Main. Fifth and Seward. Seventh and Main. Fire Hall. Home Boarding House. Gastineau and Rawn Seventh and Gold. Fifth and Kennedy. Ninth, back of power house. Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. OFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT Will remodel to suit tenant GOLDSTEIN BUILDING NEW RECORDS NEW SHEET MUSIC RADIO SERVICE Expert Radio Repairing Radio Tubes and Supplies AU MELODY HOUSE JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPANY Estimates Furnished Moves, Packs and Stores DON'T BE TOO Fl:eightt a;:r lviaggaie ‘ LIBERAL romp ivery o ALL KINDS OF COAL PHONE 48 . “ L. C. SMITH and CORONA g TYPEWRITERS Guaranteed by A J. B. BURFORD & CO. { “Our door step is worn by satisfied customers” - m.xmfl o S S fom 2|} THE JuneAu Launbry { ™ gives a more even and satisfying Franklin Street, between heat. If your coal bin is running Front and Second Streets low, better have us send you a new PHONE 359 l supply to prove our statement. Our draying service is always the best ‘ and we specialize in Feed. . B. FEMMER || W, P, Johnson| . Phone 114 ¥ FRIGIDAIRE DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS JUNEAU CABINET S ke and DETAIL MILL- GENERAL MOTORS RADIOS y WORK CO. Phone 17 | Front Street, next to Warner Front Street Juneau Machine Shop . CABINET and . MILLWORK GENERAL CARPENTER F I N E | WORK ‘ GLASS REPLACED Watch and Jewelry IN AUTOS : REPAIRING at very reasonable rates WRIGHT SHOPPE PAUL BLOEDHORN {