The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 3, 1932, Page 4

R R e § -~ miles, 24.062; Ll e O THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1932. Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - PRESIDENT AND EDITOR ROBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGER Published eve: evening except Sunday by the EMP’H{‘E PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as matter. Second Class SUBSCRIPTION RATES. d ellvered by carter in Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell an ; o Thas for P Mohowing rates: 1l, postage paid, at the fol : On-m;'::rfl. tnvud\' fnm.‘ $12.00; six months, In advance, 8600 one month, in advance, $1.25. O eom e "will confer a favor if they will promptly actiy the. Buiness Office of any faflure or irregularity e Gelivery of their PApers. I A ephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the %ocal news published herein. ASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ALASKIAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. JOHN T. SPICKETT. There are few residents of Juneau who do not feel a personal loss in the death last Sunday of | John T. Spickett. He was a real pioneer of this community, one of its leaders for more than a quarter of a century, and his contacts were as wide and close as any other individual of his generation. He loved Juneau and its people. He was a Very real figure in the community’s every day life for a great many years. In his own profession, an actor of another generation, he achieved more than a local | He loved the theatre and its sur- roundings, was steeped in its traditions and art. Retiring from active participation in that mimic world, he turned to the management end in order | to maintain his connection with it. He endeavored, during his long business career, to give the people of this city good, wholesome and clean amusements. When ill-health forced him to retire from active work, he was missed by both young and old, and the whole community will miss him now that the final curtain call has come for him. prominence. THE FLYING FINN. Thus the world has long hailed Paavo Nurmi, the great champion track man of Finland whose feats on both outdoor and indoor tracks have been the sensations of the running world since 1919. Millions of people who have admired his prowess and were thrilled by his achievements will regret deeply the action .of the Internatiopal 0\ymp¢s1‘v~n sw6ild bé impossible to write a history of Committee in barring him from competing in the Olympic Games which have just opened in Los Angeles. His loss will be a severe blow to Finland, but not necessarily fatal as it has such runners as Willie Ritola, Lauri Virtanen, Volmari Iso-Hollo and Lauri Lehtinen in the long distances and Harry Larva and Eino Purje in the middle distances to carry on. Experts have called Nurmi the greatest runner in the world up to now. And his record justifies their verdict. Thirty-five years old, he has proved on more than one occasion that age is not an im- possible handicap. Twice his eclipse by younger stars was proclaimed, in 1926 when Germany's Peltzer and Sweden's Vide beat him. Their triumphs prove shortlived as Nurmi came back to recapture his lost laurels. Again in 1929, on a second American tour, he failed to show the dazzling speed that had captured the public fancy in his first appearance in this country in 1924. Articles were written about him declaring he was too old for any more records or noteworthy victories. Again he sur- prised his critics. In 1931 he set a new world record for two miles, and in his workouts for the current edition of the Olympic Games he has showed consistent power and form. This year he had planned to cap his athletic career by entering the marathon event, which he had always remained out of heretofore. Nurmi was one of the most consistent winners ever to enter the Olympics. He made his first appearance at Antwerp in 1920 where he carried off gold medals for the 10,000 metre run and the cross-country event. In the 5000 metre race he was nosed out by the Frenchman Guillemot. From then on hs added to his laurels. His most brilliant year was in 1924 at the Paris Olympiad. He cap- tured both the 1,500 and 5000 metres events, run on the same day, easily distancing the field. He again won the cross-tountry run and the individual 3,000 metres gold medal. At Amsterdam, four years later, the great Finn captured the 10,000 metres race, was second to Ritola, fellow countryman, in the 5,000 metres event, and runnerup in the 3,000 metres steeplechase to another countryman, Luokola, In the official world's records, Nurmi's name ap- pears 13 times, as the record-holder for the fol- lowing distances: 3,000 metres, 820.4; 5000 metres, 14,58.2; 10,000 metres, 30,06,2; 15,000 metres, 46,49,6; #0000 metres, 1.04384; one-half hour’s run, 9,957 metres; one hour's run, 19,210 metres; two-mile run 8505; three miles, 1411,2; four miles, 19,156; five six miles, 29364; 10 miles, 3015. In addition to these, Nurmi holds 16 unofficial indoor records for distances beiween one and one-eighth . and four miles. i The refusal of the Co ittee to permit him 'to enter the Games will be a sore disappointment for the crowds attending them. His prestige and _ prowess are great drawing car an Olympiad without -him as a contestant will seem short of TEXAS NOT SO DRY. , the Democratic State Convention in platform endorsing the submission a referendum on the Eighteenth leaders assailed this action as a politicians that was not backed by the party in the Lone Star Stale Evi- misinformed ‘on the state df public ‘a of | sentiment in that section of the country. In the statewide primary election held late in of the submission of a repeal or retention. Prohibi- tion resolution to be voted on by each State Dry leaders had pointed to the Hoover victory in 1928 in Texas in support of their theory that Texans were radically dry in sentiment. As time passes it becomes more and more plain that Texas, like some other Southern commonwealtlis, favored Hoover in 1928 not so much because Al' Smith was wet, but because Hoover was a protestant. Prohibition agents — excuse us, Department of Justice investigators—are reported to have found liquor in the Rainier Club in Seattle. Somebody must be trying to boost the fortunes of that excel- lent institution which was recently reported to be suffering from an overdose of depression Smedley Butler advises the bonus seekers—re- cently driven from the nation capital by force of arms and now assembled at Johnstown, Pa—to g0 home. Most of them, it seems, have no homes to which they may go. Byrd’s Good Ship Bear. (Port Angeles News.) When Admiral Byrd goes back to the Antarctic next winter he will take along several up-to-date tractors, to see if they might not do better at pulling dges over the frozen wastes than the traditional d teams. But the ship that he will sail in will be the famous Bear, built a few years after the| Civil War and one of the world’s greatest veterans| of polar voyaging. | The odd mixing of the ultra-modern and the very old suggests that while some of our mechanical contrivances are a lot handier than anything our grandfathers had, there are fields in which we haven't improved much on their work. The tractor may be a fine thing for a polar explorer, but for traveling about in the stormy, ice-filled polar seas Admiral Byrd can find nothing better than an ancient wooden ‘vessel that was built before he him- self was born. The modern steel ship, of course, is a triumph of ingenuity. Her engines, in themselves, are mar- vels; compact, powerful, reliable, built to pump away steadily as the human heart, they enable the ship to keep her schedule regardless of wind and weather. But the old shipbuilders of a past generation, who worked in wood instead of steel and placed their chief reliance on sails instead of engines— they, too, were masters of their craft. Too often we romanticize about the old sailing ships so much that we forget how perfectly adapted | they were for the job they had to do. They were beautiful to look upon, of course, and they could be unspeakably picturesque at times; but first and foremost they were utilitarian, and they rep- resented quite as high an order of skill in design and construction as do their modern sisters, the steel steamships. Look at the photographs of this ship Bear, some day. She looks out of date, with her square yards and her clipper bow. You think, as you look, that she ought to be a museum piece somwehere. But Admiral Byrd couldn't find a better ship for polar voyaging. The old-time shipbuilders knew their job. First to Fly in Public. (New York Times.) aeronautics and ignore Alberto Santos-Dumont, who has just died in his native Brazil. He stands out not because of his technical contributions but be- cause of his enthusiasm and imagination and a courage that amounted to recklessness. His ten airships were familiar sights in France at the be- ginning of the century. In these rather flimsy contrivances, by no means so good as those of Colonel Renard, Tissandier and others who had pre- ceded him or who were his contemporaries, the dapper little Santos-Dumont would trail a guid:- rope along the boulevards, give boys their first glimpse of Paris from the upper air, permit young ladies to manipulate the controls and himself fire salutes from a pistol while the President of France was reviewing parades. The captivated Parisians were convinced that the age of the airship had dawned. As a birdman Santos-Dumont was no less spec- tacular. While the Wrights were still experimenting in secret, he ordered from the Voisins a motor- driven box-kite on wheels to fly tail first. Like his airships, it marked no advance. But it flew, or rather hopped, and won for him fame, honors and prizes. In fact, he was the first man who ever flew-in public. He probably had much to do with creating a tolerant atmosphere for inventors who were risking their necks in flying machines of their own invention and who were regarded as slightly insane, After the Wrights had been forced into the lopen and he saw how' flying machines should be built he became a record-breaker. With char- acteristic generosity he gave his knowledge to the world. Even blue-prints could be had from him {for the asking. But the new school of physicists, |who invoked the aid of the laboratory in bringing both the airship and the airplane to perfection, left the tempermental sportsman standing still in a technical sense while it swept on to triumphs that must have dazed him. Yet he lived to see the nestling that he aided in hatching grow into a powerful, mechanical bird able to wing its way across the Atlantic in winds that would have dash- ed him to death in his halcyon days. Senator Fess says that the people have a right to vote as to whether they want a continuation of the Volstead Act. But they used to be called names for expressing such a desire—(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.) Since Prohibition adherents frankly admit they are “puzzled” over Mr. Hoover's “leadership” af- fecting the Eighteenth Amendment, that just about makes the thing unanimous in this country.—(Lex- ington, Ky., Herald.) Mussolini has shaken up his Oabinet, something that is likely to happen now and then in any country that keeps in the race. — (Indianapolis News.) Perhaps the biggest trouble with this country is, however, that all roads seem to lead to the United States Treasury—(Buffalo Courier-Express.) Hard times are when you drink a 15-cent bottle of ginger ale at home instead of paying a speak- easy hostess $250 for it.—(Los Angeles Times.) Many Congressmen, by the way, would be more eager to go before the people this year, if they were a little surer that the people weren't going after them.—(Boston Herald.) i Let us not despair of the country until Calvin Coolidge becomes excited.—(Toledo Blade.) A Nebraska Judge has varied the monotony by ruling that a man’s cellar is his ‘castle—(Toledo Blade.) . The army and navy at Bdngkok seem t 4 0 b ‘m Siamese twins.—(Boston Transcript.) s 4 Eapgh o SYNOPSIS:, Why is John Anderson sc considerate, Son- dra Kent wonders, when she che has been an indifferent friend to him? Now he has promised to give Mark Merri- man a pesition in:the Congo, although he appears to sus- pect that she is interested in Mark. Both men love Sondra, and she canmot marry either, Anderson, because he al- ready has a wife from whom he is separated, and Mark, be- cause her father has made her believe she should never mar- ry a poor man. Although she cares for Mark she is determ- ined not to doom herself to a life of peverty. < At present she lives in luxury with her sister, Flora, whe has married the wealthy but uninteresting Ben- jamin Lomax. Sondra faces a’ long separation from Mark, and in addition is worried be- cause she has no money of her own and is bored by her share i Flora’s social kfe. Merriman shrugged his shoulders. CHAPTER 6. FIVE YEAR SEPARATION Mark Merriman finished his wine and pushed the glass a little way from him. “It seems queer,” he said halt- ingly “that if another 48 hours all this will be left right behind.” He laughed, half apologetically. “you see, I've mever been out of this country before.” Sondra kept her eyes intent on lighting her cigarette. “I know ” she said vaguely. There was a short silence, then she went on with an effort.” “Aren’t you frightfully thrilled — about going away, T mean?” \ ~ | “I am, of am—but the United States h always seemed good enough to me— stil seems good enough if it comes to that.” He frowned and moved restlessly. “Don't think I'm ungrateful.” “Of course not.” “Any other fellow would give his head for my chance, T know. —1It's wonderful and I owe it to you, but all the same...” He broke off. “Mr Anderson says that this is a great oppertunity for a man with ambition and energy,” she said quietly. Merriman nodded. “I know—it was decent of him to choose me. . . . Of course Iknow it is all your doing.” She half shrugged skoulders. “Oh, no I only just mentioned it to him. of mine.” “I4 was kind of you, Sondra.” The silence fell again. 1t was very quiet in the little restsurant. Merriman said sudaenly. “The beat leaves at 11 o'clock on Fri- day morning.” Sondra’s white teeth clenched suddenly on the ivory stem of her cigarette holder. “Boats often go at 11, they?” she hazarded. “Do they? I don’t know.” Merriman lit another cigarette The little tray between them on her white don’t BY RUBY Sondra could imagine herself standing on the pier. Already she had lived through the agony of farewell. , course—of course Iy { I said you were a friend| lookzd at him. She was a “his lips their glances met. little AYRES the table was already full of half- noked cigarettes nd allowed to go out. 1 wonder how long it will be e I am home again,” he said. ptly. ‘Anderson said five he thought.” carefully avoided her eyes Five years is not such a very lorz time,” Sondta said. 41sn't-it? It's long enough. All orts of things'will have happened. viction.: it, Mark.” ing” Sondra shivered a little. vou'll’ have so mich to tell us The wonderful things you seen. 1 believe the voyage marvellous.” her gloves and handbag. said with a faint smile. nt ‘she’ was' suffering as she here, smiling and outwardly .oifferent talking so platitudin- thing within her was on edge. ve never been for a long voy- Mark answered Haven't you? TI've She broke off, aderia. We had a wonderfui!mg at one another, then Sondra on board.” rose. boat stops at Maderia.” “Let us go.” side street. G it arrived—everything about His it. Already in tortuous retrospec- she had seen herself as one e little knot of people who on morning . would stand on the pier, smiling and trying to meke conversation till the moment the boat went slowly out of} slip. Already she had lived| gh the agony of farewell and she would tioy of Friday would ever ride in vi “I can't bear it,” Sondra tells Mark, and makes a sud- den desperate appeal. asked herself how She raised her eyes slowly -and pale though, smiled determinedly as “If I make a success of it, ‘I shall owe it all to you,” he said, which he had|anq she answered with quiet con- “You shall make a success of He moved his hand toward her a little as it rested on the table, then drew it quickly away again. “I suppose ‘we ought to be go- s “Is 1t very late?” I expect I shall feel a stranger in| “Hpilf past 12.” stienge land.” “Oh,” She ground out the end of her cigarette, and gathered up “L suppose this is goodbye,” she She saw note in her voice mow, as if some- suffering “Of course, I shall come and wave to you and wish you { and for a mo- been as far|men: they were both silent, look- He followed her silently out of the little restaurant into the quiet car was standing at the curb—a small, unpretentious affair which Sondra knew was already sold. This was the last time she it—the 1last time she would ever be with him. (Copyright 1932 by Ruby M. Ayres) ir ou ag as tim does it?” she knew perfectly well where 1t opped, how long it took the he able to bear those last mo- meis, " T | | || McCAUL MOTOR | Al COMPANY | I ! |7 JUNEAU DAIRY j ‘| " ICE CREAM | o eRobuCT GARBAGE | HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates | HEMLOCK WOOD Order Now at These Prices | Fun cora e $8.00 ') Half Cord .. — | 50 cents discount for | per ocord ‘ E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 584 ];/ Mioe'd) JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP The Litie Store with the . She had several times sailed J {herself and had looked with idle —— i '. | |curiosity at others left behind BIG VALUES with tears in their eyes...and|® now on Friday, she would be one e of them—left behind perhaps for ever, Arnd it was her own doing—she‘ had brought this about, but for| |her, Mark might still have stayed | in America where sometimes she | ‘muld have seen him. But what would nave been the |use? 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