The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1932, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, DEC. 19, 1932. Daily Alaska Empire JOUN W. TROY PRESIDENT AND EDITOR ROBERT W. BENDER GENERAL MANAGER Published every evening except Sunday by PIRE_PRINTING ets, Juneau, Alaska. tered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per _month, By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, 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 ASSOC!ATED PRESS. The Assocated 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 GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION ( HRISTMAS FUND. THE PIONEERS W. D. Gross, pro- liseum Theatres in sponsored the col- For a dozen more prietor and manager Southeast Alaska has k lection of a Christmas fund for the inhabitants of the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka. In the beginning nearly all of the money subscribed came from Gas- tineau Channel. Later Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wran- gell, Skagway, Sitka and other Alaska towns became contributors, and for the last several years Seattle and other points in the States have subscribed through the Alaska Weekly. Mr. Gross, who has been making a canvass of Juneau in behalf of the fund, says people are giving liberally this year. Many people, he says, are in- creasing their donations. Reports from other places, Mr. Gross says, are favorable. He expects the fund to be equal to the funds of other years. This money is given directly and individually to the old pioneers to spend just as they wish to It gives them pocket money of their own for se hey see fit to make of it. It has been highly prized by the old fellows, the “boys” of other years, and, for that reason, response to the cam- paign each year has been more spontaneous and general than the year before This is a very worthy Christmas feature Alaska, and one to which people ought to contribute. The gift ought to be subscribed to by everyone ac- cording to his means. It is not meant to be a heavy drain on any one’s Christmas expenditures,| and if all will give a considerable sum might be| realized without hurting any one. M, L1088 is entitled to the thanks of all Alaskans for undertaking this thoughtful yearly task of mak- ing the Christmas Season a bright spot in the lives of the residents of the Sitka institution. Mr. Gross expects to close the lists Thursday of this week. That will give everyone an oppor- tunity to get his name on the honor roll. years or of annually the do it such us in TIME TO REMAIN CALM. The co-operation between Senators and Repre- sentatives in Congress and the Executive branch of the Government not-to express bitterness toward France and the other countries that repudiated the payment of debts due the United States Decem- ber 15 is commendable. There are statesmen in each of the defaulting countries who wish to pay and believe they ought to pay. Let them have time to present the case to their .respective peoples. Perhaps there will be a change in sentiment among them The warm praise that is being bestowed on Great Britain and the other countries that have paid ought to have some influence in persuading others to see the situation in its true colors. Premier Herriot of France who, with his whole Cabinet, resigned because that country refused to follow his recommendation to pay, continues to re- fuse to undertake the task of forming a Cabinet. He will not do so, he says, until the money to pay the United States is forthcoming. It would be un- fair to condemn France without qualifications when we have such friends as he among Frenchmen. In the meantime, Americans cught to remain calm. A display of bitterness or temper could help not at all and it is possible that it would be very hurtful. Dispatches today the French were able to form a Government Sunday, and its first act was to notify the U. 8. Government that it would nego- tiate in the premises in such manner as to preserve friendship. say PRESIDENT’S TENURE. When the Republican nominee for Governor of New York advocated in a political speech that the term of the President of the United States be lengthened to seven years he was merely reiterat- ing a proposal heard during the debates on the tenure of the Presidency in the Constitution Con- vention of 1787. The founding one opinion on nearly as many delegates. Hamilton advocated a life tenure but had no s2conds. This plan was criticized as tending toward monarchy. Other suggested tenures ranged all the way from two to 20 years. Prolonged and heated debates terminated in an agreement on a tenure of seven years with a pro- vision that no President should succeed himself. On reconsideration the convention decided on a four- year term with no restrictions as to succession. lvery‘?resldentm campaign occurring during some social, economic or political crisis has resur- rected the early proposals for a longer term, which would allow an Administration more time for carry- ing out its program. Never, however, has the plan atmud the proportions of & movement, so the four- fi mdn. mended only by the two- A m mt thnu who advecate a change really fathers were far from being Of the subject. In fact, there were different opinions as there were the | COMPANY at Second and Main | want is a flexible term that will hurry the de- parture of an unpopular Executive and stay the going of a popular chief. There is balm in Giliad The Department of the Interior has authorized the restoration of a mile, down from the ten cents that have pre- |vailed for sometime, and the r ion of old |freight rates wherever the General th'fiarw of the railroad thinks the higher rates are retarding de- velopment. That will help a lot in the railroad dis- trict and the Interior, and when one section is helped all sections win. This is the last week for Christmas shopping. People ought to get busy immediately.. Juneau stores, while they have been experiencing an active trade, are still crowded with suitable Christmas |gifts. Make your friends happy by remembering them Great Britain is enjoying that Iub]mr that ‘one Has Shane tus paid an honest debt, according dispatches. | | Iiu the | | | Anchorage Steps Ahead. (Anchorage Times.) Confidence and good cheer ring clear lutions of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce to step forward. Sponsoring several progressive move- ments at the meeting Friday night they went on record in a way to give heart to every resident and to command the fullest admiration in the eyes and ears of the world. No one ever got anywhere without making up his mind and resolutely determining to go ahead. This very thing the public spirited and represen- tative business men of the community did at that meeting—the largest and keenest of any held in the city for many a day. Taking up, as they did, public improvements which are vital to the pro- gress of the community, the Chamber practically serves notice that the people of Anchorage stand on the firm conviction that this country is on the verge of better things. And they are right. Anchorage never had a better ouilook than today. Being already the center of investment of millions of dollars on the part of -the American Govern- ment, in the way of the‘ Alaska Railroad and the main base of the United States Signal Service for all of Alaska, she has in' these institutions suffi- cient of themselves to assure a future. And added to these are no less than ten major contributing factors in making her an enduring fixture, namely the aviation center and natural naval and land plane base of coastal Alaska; center of the big game area of Alaska; trade and travel base and entry port for the great Kuskokwim Valley; base for the Willow Creek gold quartz district, most promising of all new gold camps of the North; base of the Alaskan coal fields, largest of the kind on the continent; salmon canning, placer mining, farming, and fur trading center of Southwestern Alaska; the operating center of the one year-round rail route serving the rich gold fields of Interior Alaska; and the wholesale as well as retail trade base of this vast area. And the best of it all is that Anchorage has been going ahead with many of these big affairs the last year and is right now in a most active rather than passive condition on the whole. and will not know. she will gather momentum Her strength will increase and in proportion to faith in her advantages. future—and in all honesty can invite the world to come and grow up with the country and share the measureless benefits coming to her with the steadily rising tide. Al Smith of New York. (New York World-Telegram.) When Alfred E. Smith stood before the audience at Town Hall night before last and led the singing of “The Sidewalks of New York” and “The Bow- ery” he was a villager. It was like any other party in a town hall. And when Al Smith sang New York City came together a little closer. In any town, or even small city, there are town characters, ranging all the way up to the bank president or the United States Senator. These characters belong to the town first, and usually completely. New York City has plenty of such men and women, but most of them are like people traveling on a train. They are not rooted here. When elections come they take no part. When catastrophe comes, in the form of a great unem- ployment blight, they do not figure in the relief of this very much as citizens of our town. New York, however, badly needs figures of dis- finction who will localize New York for New York- ers, creating personal warmth for the pa.rochlal spirit which people feel strongly as individuals but not so strongly as members of a village of seven millions. Alfred E. Smith leadif® a “sing” at Town Hall, tramping the sidewalks of Greenwich Village looking for contributions to unemployment relief, helping head the unempoyment relief ac- tivities, being a citizen, mellowing and growing old as in a chair upon his sidewalks of New York, in the city's front yard—from the look of things this warm and salty character who began in New York and never wandered far in the flesh but spread out widely in personality and influence is back with us for good, giving all his time to being a citizen of New York. New York City would be a better place to live in and a better place for children to grow up in if there were more dis- tinguished and leading citizens who were pleased to be parochial. We salute Alfred E. Smith, leading citizen, town character, Another diverting thought is that of Ssnator Moses, author of the sons-of-the-wild-jackass crack, Jame ducking around Washington while waiting to sing his swan song.—(Macon, Ga., Telegraph.) Thirty-eight men in the Reconstruction Corpora- tion hold $10,000-a-year positions. That's one way to “pass presperity ‘round.”—(Seattle Times.) Senator Watson declares there is no conflict with his oath of office in voting for 275 slop, and then he is ready to discuss the question of real beer. —(Washington Post.) From the looks of things the corn farmers wili be able to liquidate in a way they have not been able to do the past 12 years.—(Jacksonville Times- Union.) A speaker has referred to us as a populatiun on wheels. That's better. We thought it was skids —(Toledo Blade.) passenger rates on the Alaska Railroad to six (‘cntnl in reso-| | the fight for many The city does not know what a bread line is—' her | | confidence and resolution and the expression of ‘her | Anchorage has a great background and a great | 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire e 4 December 19, 1912, out and I d 25 feet befor striking the exhausted when rescued. Jimmy Janes, convicted in the United States Dis trict Court of having sold liquo: to Indians disputed at the tria the evidence of a witness for th prosecution who had testified th liquor was whiskey. The defend ant said he made the liquor fron prunes, potatoes, flour, sugar, yeas and water. stablishment of a University o Alaska in Juneau was advocated b duties that future. Postoffice Stor and McDonald’s “400” declared, trip to Windham Bay. was interested in mining property. | —-——— ! DANCE CHRISTMAS EVE ,. nsiderable excitement was oc- He was almos: Hoonah Indian |business men here as one of the should be performed 1 by the Territory’s first Legislature which was to assemble in the near J. E. Barragar, proprietor of the | e, advertised the re- ceipt from the States of “Victoria’ chocolates. grade of candy,” he| where he | ‘A PATH T SYNOPSIS: Two major dis- ccveries have enlivened Clive's The position secured for ca ¢ the City Wharf when !im by Santa turns out to be Paddy D a longshoreman | n the employ of her former who was nalibut boxes | hutband, Dicky Dak, whom fell off The tide was| Clive dislikes intensely. And the firm of Cross and Cleas- by, whese failure threw Clive ut of work, is again afloat. \ He tells Santa that he cannot work for his predecessor, and .| Santa, angry, runs out of the apartment, | A, CHAPTER 32. “THE CAT CAME BACK” 3 ht faded in the park be- lamps sprung up. Too late, wondered whether he had pted’ the proper tactics. Womer < bullies; they profited by men' ntleness, All the justice was n his side. If he stormed, he'c e her feeding from his hand. was monstrous that she should punishing him. He ought to turn the tables on ‘How could a coarser man in the circumstances? He € uld buzz off with another wo- nan. Dak had practiced that ty revenge and lost her. A wild surmise struck him. Per- aps he, too, had lost her. Em- ‘ever offered for sale in‘ tered, precedents might misguide Alaska.” |ner. She'd bolted from Dak. Pre- vious to her first marriage, her Gudman Jensen returned from a | eatment of her suitors had notorious. et it be granted that she had d. Wither could she balt ut baggage? Probably to her ents. He could find out by 1| ' Cleaning, Repatring, Remodeling Yurman. the Furrier | Triangle Batlding INSURE YOUR HOME | Your Furnishings in AFE COMPANIES i AT LOWER RATES | H.J. EBERHART ; 0la First National Bank ’ Building—Upstairs Elks' Serenaders’ 6th Annua honing. But if the breach Christmas Eve Frolic, Elks’ Ball-|were to be healed, the wise policy room, Saturday night. —ady.|would be to seek her. - he door was opened by Goff, “ y.i 1 urable as an undertaker X X in days gone by had ejected ] MAY HAYES {s0 many of her admirers. l Modiste CF‘;we ]arrectte: no?chalancc. amily al ome?” | 195 SoIa Biccet '| His father-in-law replied. ‘ t| “That you, Clive? I'm at din- |. l ner. Stack your coat and hat.” T B Sy He found Mr. Dawn at his last = D course peeling an apple. EE YUR.NIAN l “Presume you've dined. My wife New Fur Garments tm | |is away. T'm alone. Brought San- New Styies ta with you?” | Clive laughed with all the gusto |of a dying humorist. “Santa’s performed the disap- pearing act. T rushed over hoping to find her.” Mr. Dawn continued placidly with his peeling. “There used to be a song. I re- call only one line. “The cat came back.” Put out a saucer of milk and there you'll find pretty puss |some fine morning, purring on your doorstep.” natural parent. “But Guardie, knock me down. take her side.” “My dear chap. I'm married to her mother. To take her side you ought to You ought to Famous Candies The Cash Bazaar Open Evenings wonld seem too much like siding {0 Eonsoarn ugaa ooyt = % |against mysell. How it brings ] The Florence Shop ! back old days to hear you call n?e Permanent Waving a Specialty l Guardie! Since you've improved ! Florence Holmquist, Prop. | |our relationship, you've drepped | Phone 427 Triacgle Bldg. | |the title. T've often wondered » % |what you thought of me when we iz —=® | shared this house—my wife in HAAS T |Ttaly, pretending she was educat- ing Santa. “I thoughi you were great, Guar- die.” “Ah, but you had other thoughts. You're in the same box now. One had to appear meek. If he intends to stay married. That passage dealing with charity describes the ideal husband. ‘Is kind, vaunteth not, but is not puffed up; believ- eth all things; hopeth all things; endured all things.'” Seated in a deep chair, toasting their toes before a blazing fire in JUNEAU FROCK ! SHOPPE “Exclusive but not Expensive” Coats, Dresses, Lingerie Hoslery and Hats the library, Mr. Dawn grew ex- pansive. “As a battered veteran toa young recruit, who's conducting the bomb- ing raid?” “Santa. She's ruining me—for my own good, so she tells me.” Mr. Dawn puffed at his cigar luxuriously. Plumbing, Heating, Oil Burner Work Successor J. J. Newman J. A. BULGER |/ “The argument sounds familiar. T shall re-live my youth in listen- ing to you. Some woman was bound to ruin you—=so why not your wife?” As Clive listened, his story with the latest threat of philanthrophy, r | | l r | e I GENERAL MOTORS and MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON Call Your RADIO DOCTOR for RADIO TROUBLES 9AMtdP M Juneau Radio Service In the traffic game Seattle police insist the Sh “one-eyed autos” always are “wild” — (Seattle op ‘Times.) { PHONE 221 Harry Race DRUGGIST “THE SQUIBB STORE" —_— his father-in-law laughed uprodr- iously. “What's so amusing, Guardie?” { live was shocked by this un-|’ YPARADISE| “You've the wife in a million.” “I'm aware of that. nately, so is Dak.” 307 Goldstein Building “But all her mistakes have been Phone Office, 216 | prompted by her excessive love(e . for you.” ° . “Which makes them doubly an-| | noying, Guardie. Delicacy pre-,| DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | vents me from correcting them.” DENTISTS Mr. Dawn rose and straddled Blomgren Building | the fireplace. PHONE 56 { “Now, you're talking. Delicacy Hours 9 am. to 8 pn. i is the curse of married life. Wa|® b modern husbands are maudlin sen-{ e. — © timentalists; we spare the rod and spoil the wife. A good bee.t.nx" Dr. Charles P. Jenne Unfortu- . | I PROFESSIONAL I | Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics, administered prayerfully, sets the! DENTIST ! blood circulating. It helps a wo-] Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine | man’ to see herself in relation to Building i the universe. Tones up her sys- Telephone 176 y tem. I often wish I'd been suf-|@———— ficiently noble to beat mine.” [._ = He tapped Clive's knee. “A little hair-pulling would re- I Dl‘. J!‘)E;';}sgayn e " store the balance. You and Santa o are suffering from repressions. She|; Oflmzusr;a ;h:a:lglewl!l:g‘; 5 ' probably requires estimating—finds Evenings ’hy a.i)p;ununem | your politeness nauseating. Your Phone 321 I rvetort is obvious: ‘Physician heal)q —a thyself.' It's too late for me bo‘-.—-— -3 tart. Besides, your mother-in-law oruises readily.” Dr. A. W. Scewart “What rot you talk, guardia! I DENTIST came for advice. I haven't the Hours . am. to 6 pm. | least idea how Santa bruises, but SEWARD BUILDING ‘ I do know that if I were rough Office Phone 469, Res. with her, yowd be the last person || Phorte 276 l to stand for it.” “T'd stand for anything that was SRR good for my child. Since you're Robert Slmpsuli not partial to my first remedy, 0 i) adopt my second; laugh her out - of her silliness.” Gr];:n:; Ancelu-::)l- ‘You think I am taking her too| | O:nogwmolmni seriously?” “Heavens, yes. ‘They took each other too seriously’ could be writ- ten across half the divorces. One has to —have cared tremendously for a woman to have parted from her.” Clive stirred. “The same applies to a girl who divorces a man, I reckon.” Their eyes met, and glanced aside. Both made as if to speak. At last the older man faced the issue. “You're thinking of Dak. He had an undoubted fascination for San- ta. To you she's probably pre‘- tended that he hadn't. Steer clear of him. On no pretext whatsoever allow yourself to become involved with him.” Clive lurched to his feet. “I wonder where she is at pres- ent?” “Wondering the same about you. Tl bet dollars to doughnuts she’s sitting at home scared stiff that you've deserted her.” “Ill put your mind at rest,” Clive reached for the telephone. His father -in-law intercepted him. “Be an artist. A telephone spoils the drama of reconciliation.” At the door her added cynically, “it also gives a wife time to think up new monkey-shines.” One comfort Clive had derived from his interview with his father in-law—he had been assured that his lot Was average. On his wed- ding morning he had promised himself that it should be sublime. He was climbing down from those |, — Glasses Fitted, Lensos Grouud | Dr. C. L. Fenton CHIROPRACTOR Hours: 10-2; 2-5 HELLENTHAL BUILDING Douglas 7-9 P. M. | | | }'a ! | Office Phone 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: $:30 Room 17, Valentine Bldg. to 13; 1:00 to 5:30 DRUGLESS HEALTH r' '/ NSTITUTE Soap Lake Mineral Steam Baths Malin or day Dr. Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE Gastineau Building, Phone 481 Natural Metkods Drs. Doelker and Phone 477, night Front and Main | | i | ° dizzy altitudes where he had be- |™M¢T i So she had company. That ac- counted for her suavity. The next moment her vivacious face popped ' Santa had never shared these rabbit-wise from the doorway fur- lieved that character could be re- born by union with another mor- tal, exaggerated hopes. that in his anxiety to see her as he had spurred her to give too hectic proofs of affection. To that extent he was blame-worthy. Arrived before the dark pile in which he dwelt, he raised his eyes and noticed that the windows of his apartment were illuminated. A propitious sign. The hour was ap- roaching eleven. Santa t have |Smoke was rising. A blond head " s o e | thrust itself up, returned ahead of him. As he It might be|! ther down the passage. “Excuse me,” he heard her mur- Being all for peace, he caugh! more perfect tha: possible, | her to him. i S “So glad you haven't been alone.” Then he enquired by dumb signs 'regarding her visitor. “You precious!” She disengaged Therself, weaving her arm through ‘his. ' From a deep arm-chair, its back toward them, a thin column of which turned crossed the threshold, she. would|SIOWLY, revealing a fine set of teeth, throw her arms around him, com- pletely contrite. A wife in e mil- lion had been her father’s verdict. a clipped mustache and insolently amused blue eyes. “What does this mean?” But she wasn't ering in the [challenged. bl (Copyright, 1931, 1932, Coningsby hall when he entered. As he re- moved his coat and hat he coughed 'unnecessarily to apprise her. “That you” she called in a voice that held no hint of tragedy. “Took a run over to see your father,” he called back. “Thoughtful of you. always thoughtful.” Compliments when he had ex- pected tears! Women were incal- But you're culable. time. STRENGTH We take great pride in the STRENGTH of our Bank and invite you to examine our statements rendered from time to IF STRENGTH, together with service and modern banking facilities appeal to you, then this is your bank. The B. M. Behrends Bank JUNEAU, ALASKA . Dawson) It is the one man in’ all the world Clive detests whom he finds tomorrow, talking to San- ta. SEE the Dollar Table at the Nug- get Shop. You'll be surprised. adv. Clive More For Your Anti-F reeze For Your Car NOW JUNEAU L ——————— Fraternal Societies OF | Gastineau Channcl B. P. 0. ELKS meets | ¢ every Wednesday at 8 p.m Viciting brothers welcome. Geo. Messerschmidt, Exalted Ruler. M. H., Sides, Secreta y. 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