The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 17, 1932, Page 4

St S it 4 Daily Alasls':a Empire JOEN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER | | Published every evening exoept 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 Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATEDL PRESS. The Associated 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 TC BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. PENALIZING SMALL BOAT OWNERS. The perenmal bill, now in Congress, to compel all vessels above 15 gross tons to meet requirements of the Steamboat Inspection Service, is undesirable legislation for the Pacific Northwest, however well it might meet conditions in other waters of the United States. It would add excessively to the costs of small boat operation, making deep sea fishing particularly, towing, cruising aboard small yachts and other commercial boating almost impossible. The Chamber of Commerce, in voicing a vigorous ob- jection to its enactment by Congress, represents truly the sentiments of the people of this district and is acting for their best interests. INCOME OF CAPITAL AND LABOR STILL SHRINKING. The operations of the steel and automobile in- dustries in January have improved a trifle, but not to the degree indicative of an upturn in general buying. As President Grace of the Bethlehem Steel Company points out, none of the large steel con- sumers is evincing interest in placing important orders. Thus, business is adjusting itself to the pros- pect of the prolongation of the period of sub-normal activity. There is no effort to force ‘the situation until somwhere along the horizon appear shafts of light betokening the lifting of the clouds of de- pression. g Washington it must be conceded is co-operating in the sense that it is moving slowly in formulat- ing fiscal policies and is endeavoring to avoid plac- ing too heavy a taxation burden at once upon in- dustry and the individual. There will be no retro- active tax measures. Method of balancing the na- tional budget will be decided only after a thorough canvass of all angles and interested parties. Downward revisions of dividends and wages have not yet ended and further lowering of disburse- ments to capital and labor are inevitable in the immediate future. After that business is likely to go through the spring without serious develop- menits in that direction. The readjustment naturally involves a further shrinkage in buying power but at least it provides a fairly solid basis upon which operations can thereafter be conducted. WILBUR WRIGHT HONORED. ‘Wilbur Wright, whose own country has been slow to recognize his great services in the field of avia- tion, received posthumous honors recently when France officially dedicated a monument to his memory. In the presence of a distinguished gather- ing of French and American officials and aviation men, the shaft was unveiled and dedicated. The ceremony took place at the field of Pontiong, five miles from Pau, where the American genius set up first flying school in the world nearly 25 years ago. It is a worthy tribute to a great man, the pioneer whose invention changed all of the conditions of war and peace, who found encouragement and assistance in France when they were denied him in his home- land. But the project was made possible by the generosity of another American, Frederick Prince, New York banker, whose aviator son was killed in battle during the World War. In the land of his birth, the scene of his achieve- ment, there is no imposing monument to the memory of this great American world figure. But it is pleasing to note that a shaft now rises in a land that has often co-operated with the United States in times gone by. In the fullness of time, it is to be hoped that here in America some truly appro- priate memorial, nobly conceived and executed, will be erected to this pioneer in the art of navigating the air. AL WAL HAS THE WHITE PLAGUE BEEN CONQUERED? Of all human ailments, tuberculosis is the one that has caused mankind the greatest trouble. For ages the medical science has sought for some cure by which its ravages could be prevented. Treatment has long since been worked out but no specific remedy has been found despite the claims of many to the contrary. A new cure was hailed a few days ago in Lon- don; one that promises to give immunity from the disease. Dr. Henry Spahlinger, noted Swiss scien- tist, announced in the presence of a noted gathering that included the Marquis of Crewe, Agha Khan, head of the Ismaili Mahomedans, the Earl of Rose~ bury, and Sir Arthur Stanbury, former head of the British Red Cross, all of whom declared the occasion to be epoch-making, issued the statement of a formula for a vaccine said be immunizing. Sir Bruce-Porter, celebrated London physician, said the greatness of Dr. Spahlinger’s remedy lay in its “sim- - phcity.” “The vaccine,” he added, “is the only _ effective_one against tuberculosis containing no liv- hmmnummmm~ | tune, estimated at Press is exclusively entitled to the | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNFSDAY FEB. 17, 1932. Dr. Spahlinger, who is a director of the Insti- tute Bacteriotherapique at Geneva, is 49 years old and has passed his life and spent his personal for- one time to be $500,000, sezking a serum cure for the white plague. In 1925, unable to continue his research because of lack of funds, he went to England from his native Switzerland, obtained the endorsement of eminent medical men and a medical committee of the House of Commons and won the promise of financial aid from Agha Khan, the Duke of Westmins and others inter- ested in the work. He and his co-workers have re- fused to commercialize their discoveries although at one time $1,000,000 was reported to have been of- ‘Iered to them for the use of the forr \nvu-w published until Dr. Spahlinger's nouncement. recent an- A Federal bureau recently issued 2 pamphlet on |“How to Dress for a Sun Bath.” If the Weather Bureau would just provide us with a sun for a rea- sonable portion of the e, most of us would be willing to become well-dressed sun bathers. Jap forces overtake the Chinese somewhere else. | Tos Angeles voters have started a campaign to recall Mayor Porter, a ‘“reform” official, from of- fice. Maybe they are just getting the Southern California metropolis in shape for the Olympic Games next summer. Dollar Statesmanship. (New York Herald Tribune.) Having enjoyed himself thoroughly in his inves- tigation of the international bankers, and having it must be granted, spread a number of rather inter- esting detaMs upon the record, Senator Johnson con- cludes his exploits by bringing in a pair of bills calculated to make the judicious weep and the amateur of American politics to pause. ~The Sen- ator's contribution to financial statesmanship is to propose a board, made up of the Secretaries of State jand Commerce and the Governor of the Federal | Reserve Board, with an absolute veto over all foreign bond loans. In passing upon such loans the Sen- ator’s board would have to consider not simply the political interests of the United States which might be involved, but the solvency of the borrower, the soundness of the security and general financial wisdom of the investment. The pleasant result which such a measure would produce must be obvious. Since even expert bankers are apparently not immune from mistakes, the Sen- ator’s board would doubtless make some, too. When it appeared that this had happened the trusting investors, who had bought their bonds on the United States Government's certificate as to their sound- ness, would immediately demand (a) that the Gov- ernment dispatch its marines to collect and (b) that in the mean while the Government reimburse the citizenry for their losses. And the Government could not very well refuse. After this had occurred a few times, with all the consequential embroilments, the official board would never dare to authorize any loan, and the United States would cease to be a| part of the world economic system. Possibly that might please the Senator, though it would make things a bit difficult for the United States. The really interesting thing about the proposal, however, is not the proposal itself but the fact that it could be advanced by a statesman not immune to popularity. Fifteen years ago a plan to make the Government in effect a guarantor for the bloated bondholder, a plan which would result in pledging the resources of the people for the safety of the foreign investor, would have elicted nothing but shocked astonishment among the populace. It would have been excoriated as the summation of all pluto- cratic wickedness. Have ideas changed so much—or have so many people gone in for foreign bonds— that the Senator can now actually make political capital with the suggestion? Cheaper Living. (Boston News Bureau.) It is a matter of universal observation that the cost of living, as measured by what we consumers pay at retail, has kept on declining in the recent past. Every housewife knows it. “Bargain sales” emphasize it. The cold and somewhat belated sta- tistics merely confirm it. It has been also evident from the steadily drop- ping indices of commodity prices at wholesale, which for the past fortnight showed & new low level of 65.2, as against 100 in 1926. At the other end of the tilt the purchasing power of the dollar had soared to 153.4 cents in the same interval. Some folks made the mistaken assumption that we had more than a $1.50 dollar at retail. But it was only at wholesale,—with the lag between the two still conjectural. Now the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics comes to the rescue. It gives us its retail index for December 1, based on count of living costs in 32 cities, including many things which move little or slowly if at all, such as 'phone and trolley charges. It gathers those data twice a year, in June and December. Its December index is down to a new low of 1458, as against @ 100 base for the average in 1913. This is a drop of 3 per cent in the six months since June, following earlier recessions of 6.5 per cent in the first half of last year and 7.8 per cent in the last half of 1930. The recent course of that index can thus be indicated: December, 1931 ... 1458 December, 1925 1719 June, 1931 . 1503 December, 1920 2004 December, 1930 ... 160.7 June, 1920 ... *216.5 June, 1930 166.6 103.0 December, 1929 ... 1714 100.00 *High point. Food, of course, leads the procession downward, being off no less than 16.6 per cent in a single year, with clothing and house furnishings close up. Rent is still relatively a laggard. The significant change now is, of course, the drop between December, 1929, and December, 1931, from 1714 to 1458. This amounts fto practically 15 per cent in the short space of two years,—and still dipping downward as the year-end was turned. Seven football stars in Congress. From pig skin, you might say, to pork barrel. — (San Francisco Chronicle.) Governor Roosevelt is now prepared to give his postoffice ' address to any other States that may want to communicate with him.—(Toledo Blade.) As lonesome as an optimist in a European economic conference—(Toledo Blade.) Theme song for the present world crisis: “All a Loan.—(New York Sun.) . e R R Ungle Sam isn't asked to join anything in Europe for the good it will do him.—(Toledo Blade.) We have observed a brisk trade in auto- mu;wmwmw W A Japanese ultimatum to the Chinese s if the latter will withdraw from their positions at |Shanghai, no attack will be made. Not until the| 'NUGGETPROBLEM NO. 6 S(lI.lITI[lN This problem brought no oorreof,’ answers. This is not strange as|, opponents would re-act differently | according to their expertness as players. A good player notices every trick and subconsciously forms im- | pressions that influences future plays, They can often be tricked | where poor players cannot. It dces\ not always work but it works often | enough to be included in the re- pertoire of high class bridge teach- ers and players. Poker players call it “bluff” and this problem illus-| trates the use of bluff in bridge. If yow have clipped the above problem now lay it on the table and watch the play. South can| count as sure tricks, four spades and two clubs. In addition he ex- pects to take two tricks in hearts and one in diamonds—which if made will give him the nine tricks needed for game. South, however, correctly plays to, sceure every trick possible by atgic use of his | strength. He scents the possibility {of an extra trick in the club suit, and to obtain this starts at once to create the impression with the | adversaries that he holds strength in dtamonds. ! With this plan in mind, he ecap- tures West's first lead with the king of hearts, leads a spade from Dummy and captures it in the closed hand. The key play is now | made—the three of diamonds. West naturally permits his first lead to pass and North captures with the ' king. Three rounds of spades fol-| lowed by a heart forces East 10 choose between weakening his dia- monds or his clubs. As South has voluntarily opened the diamond suit, seeming to indicate strength, East decides this is the suit in which he must be given battle, and so discards the club. | This enabled South to take elev-; en tricks instead of nine. e | play is known as “creating atmos-\ phere” and is a favorite of “top-| flight players.” This hand was actually played at a multi-table duplicate Bridge Tour- | nament in Boston and has been a favorite of bridge teachers for il- lustrating the above point. We have just received a stock of Culbertson’s Own Sum- | mary, price one dollar; also Cui-| bertson Score Pads containing the Premiums, Penaltied, Bids, Re- sponses, Valuations, Etc., price 25¢. Also a wonderful little Contract Bridge Bidding Card at 10c, con- taining rules for playing the Cul- bertson System, Tables and every- thing. You need half a dozen of these for your mnext party. | THE NUGGET SHOP adv. — e ——— | new Old papers for sale at The Emplre Jof 1 ENUMERATORS RUN AGAINST TOUGH CASES Mistaken for Bill Collect- ors, Even Prohibi- tion Agents NEW YORK, Feb. 1T. — Pity the poor enumerators gathering data for a city directory, the first to be compiled here since 1925. They complain they are having {a tough time getting into some places where they must ask ques- tions. They are mistaken for bill col- lectors, process servers, prohibi- tion agents and.other such workers ‘as might be frowned upon or fear- ed 'in various locales. Uttinformed tenement folk are by no means the only ones who have manifested suspicion concerning the prying enumerators. Uni- formed flunkies at gilded apart- ments have barred them as in- truders. One enumerator in & community eign-born was thought to be sentative of a political or- a repr 'ganization in the old eountry. He barely escaped mobbing at the hands of an excited, babbling swarm of neighbors. Several have been offered bribes or thereatened when they found | themselves in speakeasies and be- gan their interrogations. Police havebeen instructed toas- sist the nose counters in getting in- formation at addresses where they encounter obstacles. More than 700 men and women are on the job, at a basic wage of $17.50 2 week. The unemployment committee designated most of the . . | SEE YURMAN | { New Fur Garments in | New Styles { Cleaning, Repairing, Remodeling | | Yurman, the Furrier | | Triangle Building | ° . PAINTING DECORATING .+ KALSOMINING ESTIMATES FURNISHED FREE First Class Work Guaranteed J. W. MEYERS TELEPHONE 2552 o GEORGE W ASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL ?r&**fi**(“. L = Alllii FOR INS URANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. 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