The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 16, 1933, Page 4

. such group in previous Administrations. Raymond THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933. Daily A lasica Em pire PRESIDENT AND EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER JOHN W. TROY - - ROBERT W. BENDER - - ublished every evening except Sundev by the EM};‘mE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. — SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Detivered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. i madl, postage pald, at the following rates: One yean i Advanch. $12.00: six montha, 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 ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the ase 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 GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. PEOPLE DEMANDED CHANGE. The position of the Ministerial Association of Juneau, as disclosed in the resolution and statement presented to the House of Representatives by Rev Erling K. Olafson, in regard to the repeal of the s Alaska Bone Di Law was not an unreasonable one. Nor was fear that hasty action might lead to a restoration of the saloon system in the Territory difficult to understand. Voicing the views of himself and his associates, the spokesman for the Association willingly conceded that the people have demanded a change. That is true in Alaska as well as in the country at large. They spoke last November in such overwhelming masses as to leave no room for misunderstanding. In the country at large, they demanded the abolition of Federal control of the liquor traffic and its re- turn to the several States. We think that Alaska, which, of course, can have no voice in the final determination of the Prohibition issue, spoke like- wise. At least Alaskans gave overwhelming major- ities to the candidates of the party which has for one of its major principles “States Rights,” or, as it is phrased here, “Home Rule.” There was, however, no issue in the Territorial campaign over the repeal of the local dry law. Both parties advocated its repeal. If that can be done by the Legislature, Alaska will still be bound by the provisions of the National Prohibition Act. our law enforcement is done by Federal agencies, the repeal of the local law will make no difference ment as the higher courts have already in enfor held the National Enforcemént Act, are invalid, 'If ‘the people of the United States vote to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment, as now seems inevitable, there is still no reason to fear that the Territory will re-establish the saloon. The old laws and cus- toms will be in force and effect, even if Congress should fail to enact other legislation to regulate the liquor traffic here. Under the pre-Volstead prac- tices, saloons could only be established and operated after permission had been obtained from a Federal District Court in Alaska. At this day and age there need be no fear that anyone occupying a Federal Judgeship in Alaska would grant such a permit. The local Ministerial Association, however, did a public se e in calling attention to what it feared might be a mistaken policy. It did it in a clearcut, dignified manner. Its interest was as genuine and as praiseworthy as its fears were groundless. INCOME RANK OF FARM PRODUCTS. Striking changes in the relative money returns from various farm products have occurred in the last three and one-half yea: Dairy products have assumed first place in the amount of gross farm income, a position formerly held by cattle, hogs, and sheep as a group. Livestock in 1932 was the second largest source of income and vegetables third Vegetables last year yielded a higher gross re- turn than .did grains, cotton and cottonseed, or poultry and eggs according to preliminary estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture. In most of the years prior to the depression gross income was largest from cattle, hogs, and sheep; alrying ranked second, while the amount of gross Vittorelli.” income from cotton and cottonseed, grains, and weg*“;i‘:ngj ";::;liel’&t:tl’lih:“" ngr:fs:}:f::nh;gim “What are you driving at? poultry and eggs was about equal, so that these|pn .. o hugggreconstrucuon Hobdlas fani veooks What's the game?” products competed for third, fourth, and fifth|nie’ Rucsia. The bond issue he would sell “the|.. Bié game. Riccoli's game. You] places, and vegetables ranked sixth as a source of [same as we sold Liberty bonds Mike nn appesd| L. 10 DS A Rajah? i gross income. v AR A “Why, going to India, are we?” 4 to their patriotism” As for the recognition of| g ' niy lanced anxiously The 1 st shrinkage in dollars of gross income |Russia, “there’s no use trading with them under . has been bor sheep as a g by producers of cattle, hogs, and Gross income from these com- modities in 1929 was $23807 000,000, and in 1932 it|as well be represented there and they here and do like to be a Kaid?. Big man . .. was $1122000000—a drop of 60 per cent. The|Pusiness in the open.” officer . . money .. . freedom . . . relative decline in gross income, however, has been Of course, Mr. _Smith is now in a position to hew rank wine ... horses much greater in the case of cotton and cottonseed to the line of this thought a_nd let the chips fall| o oy on and grains. Cotton and cottonseed in 1020 provided [frcrs ooy, Wa%: e has nothing fo lose and every-| e ‘me’ Marguerite,” yawned a gross farm income of $1 000, but only $397,- HETHT PR SERCOD - Db I s a 0biens, 000,000 in 1932, a shrinkage of per cent USING THE BRAIN TRUST, One of the most perplexing problems before any As all| it its provigans, when, they conflict Wjthy to adv on “angles” so de: to newspapermen, to keep Mr. Roosevelt the individual properly reflected in the public eye. There are others not so widely known, but possibly not less useful. Some observers have feared danger in Presi- dent Roosevelt's reliance on a group, none of which was & national figure until recent months, and the leading members of which are merely learned in a highly technical sense. But they reckon without Mr. Roosevelt’s own eminence as an empirical politician and practical leader, and since he has the rare gift for listening and sifting the useful grains of advice from the chaff it is wholly reasonable to expect him to make excellent use of the so-called Brain Trust. This is evidenced by the policies he has already inaugurated in the few short days| that have elapsed since he went into office. ' Making good is a peculiar proposition. The hard- est part of it is that it has to be done over again every day Who Worried Then? (New York World-Telegram.) Even in boom times many a perfectly solvent citizen would have been aghast if he had suddenly found on his doorstep every person to whom he owed money, each demanding full cash payment in the next hour, day or even week. We venture to say this solvent citizen’s first impulse would have been to lock the front door and figure out (1) how he could quiet the stampede and (2) how, if absolutely necessary, he could con- \vert his investments, real estate, etc., into cash. His assets might be ample to cover all he owed. {But he never dreamed of needing to keep more than a relatively small proportion of them in quickly available cash | The | present plight of the banks is much thel |same if depositors will give the matter a little| |thought. The banks, in the aggregate, are no more |insolvent than the flabbergasted citizen above de- ed. Five years ago, when the speculative orgy was in full blast, who worried over the fact that against| some $42,000,000,000 of deposits the banks kept only |the usual ratio of cash and quickly convertible |assets? Banks are not “tin boxes.” They can't exist 'and serve the public unless they invest a safe pro- |portion of deposits and get a return therefrom. Often the safest bank investment is the least ‘quickly convertible. Nor should all the banks of the| {country have to suffer for the reckless management (of a few. Who would have worried five years ago over the present proportion of less than $6,000,000,000 of total ;currency in circulation as against $42,000,000,000 |bank deposits? Who would have thought of clamor- |ing for the other $36,000,000,000 to be instantly {produced in cash? So foolish, so unreasoning, so terriblea thing is fear! We are not belittling larger economic depres-!| sants. They must be dealt with and, as far as pos-| sible, dispelled. We do not for an instant defend | high-flying bank finance. The time has came for Ination and States to put a final stop to it. We are only pointing out that there is no sound {reason for general distrust of long accepted ratios between bank deposits and bank circulation; no sound reason for forcing all banks to hand back| Imoney in hugely abnormal quantities. The panicky depositor who thinks only of with- drawal is not using his brains for the country’s good or for his own. If he will think a little |harder he will see that banks, even in the best| of times, were never geared to shove their total deposits through the tellers’ windows on demand— any more than he, as a private citizen, expecbedi to have to settle all claims against him in a bunch| and on the spot. Credit is.still very much alive. | ‘Why cripple it? Mr. Smith Speaks. (New York Herald Tribune.) Whenever former Governor Smith consents to) speak his mind concerning the problems of the hour one is conscious of a certain refreshment. It is unnecessary to agree with him in all his recom- mendations to appreciate the vigorous horse ‘sense that dominates them or the homely force with which he gives them expression. No hemming or hawing, no circumlocution marked his opinions delivered to the Senate Finance Committee yesterday. Did he believe that Congress should dictate to the States how they should constitute the conventions to pass lon repeal? He did not. “Assume that fifteen or twenty States wouldn't call conventions,” interposed Senator Barkley, of Kentucky. “Would you leave it up in the air?” *“I'd leave it up to the States,” said Mr. Smith. This may be smart repartee, but consider with what amazing economy it enunciates a whole phil- osophy of government and the courage to put it to arm,” was the former Governor's comment. “It will take a stiffer shot the next time.” Here in conven- ient capsule form is a complete dissertation on the currency, couched in the kind of metaphor that slips into the imagination without a struggle. cover. We are doing business with them through the Amtorg Trading Corporation. We might just very rare politician who even in retirement sloughs off the habit of non-committal utterance. The country is to be congratulated in having one so eminent who is not only free but who is fully sensible of his freedom and glories in it. “After living in a mansion at Albany for several years I high public official is to find advisers who are|couldn't see First Avenue, so I moved over to Fifth technically skilled in the complex problems of|Avenue” he told the committee. He might have economics and politics, yet who are close enough|®dded that he had also moved from the mental personally to permit of intimate discussion. In th confinement of official life into the open spaces past a number of President have developed “kitchen ‘cabinets” of varying intellectuality and use Andrew Jackson was perhaps the first to create the institution. Theodore Roosevelt and Taft added to the tradition. Harding had his own ‘“kitchen cabinet” but it wasn't exactly a brain trust President Roosevelt has fostered a circle of con- fidential advisers superior in sheer intellect to any ness. of private conviction. Not an unhappy transfer. With the ratification of repeal, many a child under 13 years whose papa is a minor bootlegger will probably discover for the first time what a bathtub was originally intended for.— (Boston Herld.) e Most income taxpayers are shelling over without saying a word, it's reported. It's just as well, considering what the word would be if they said it. ~—(Louisville Herald-Post.) Moley and Rexford Tugwell, Ph. D.s both, are pre- ‘mier members, with respect to learning. James A. myfithnomnflcdenm,ummm political matters. Louis M. Howe, whose titular ‘onors are limited to' 8 Kentuck Coloneley, is there| NN T T While engaged in cracking up China, the Gov-;. . ernment of Japan, should take care to see that a sharp piece does not fi int ¥ B y into its eye.—(Dstroit Free | dor (1t a cigarette. the test. Similarly in his discussion of inflation, youvr"et‘:“;e h“fi‘s 3 rl;lxtis fifi“ygfi; It is just like giving a sick man a shot in the Dokat SeeE?nglookit. Where. you around, placed his lips close to Otho's ear and whispered. VALI by Percival SYNOPSIS: A strange chap, opera singer, juggler, lion tamer, seldier of fortune, becomes a fa- vorite of the officers in the For- cign Legion’s desert post near Mckazzen, commanded by Ma- Napoleon Riccoli, who dreams of a carcer such as his Riccoli is concentrating his com- mand at the post—and perhaps recounting in his mind the in- cident long before when Le Sage of the French Secret Service had and had forced him out of the army—and into the Foreign ‘Le- gion. CHAPTER 7 BOMBELLI'S SUGGESTION One moonlight night, as Otho leaning against the guard-room wall, thinking, as usual, of Eng- and, Home and Beauty—home at Yelverbury Castle and the beauty (mind, body and soul) of Mar- garet, a legionnaire, walking deli- cately, came and seated himself beside him. “Hot,” he said. “It maka da sweat. Pouf.” Bombelli again. “You lika get outa dis?” “Wouldn't you?” “Sure t'ing. Me, I t'ink I get outa dis. “What do you mean?"” “I go on pump. 1 maka da promenade. You deserta wit’ me?” “No, thank yot “Why you not?” “Not such a fool. swine.” Nor such a illustricus name-sake had. This | Bombelli also “shines up to” | Otho Belleme and his three English “buddies.” Meanwhile found out too much about him, |, ANT DusT Z _Author of ‘Christopher Wren <piAu Groree paymaster, to employer that gives ne life, glorious chances — like Sultan of Morocco gave Kaid Mac- | lea | Otho laughed. Apply again at end of present contract,” he yawned. “I have an with France, haven't And what does France “Huh! |zive you?” “What France promised.” you a fool, Belleme?” “Yes. Like you. Not such a big one, though.” Your pals fools?” ! “Yes. Like me. Not knaves, gh, like you.” o0Kit, , Belleme. What about a of cash down? Suppose I d hand you da wad of jack, ht a now. What you say?” ‘Did you ever hear of Philo Vance, famous American detective —of fiction?” Nope.” There’s a litte song about him. “‘Philo Vance Needs a kick in the pance.’” ‘Say, what's bitin’ you, Belleme? you gone bughouse? Why you not answer my question?” Otho rose to his feet. “Stand just in front of me, Bom- bo—about a yard away,” he said. ‘What you make?” asked Bom- belli. “Make you wish you'd never been Stand where I say and I'll e you a lift in the seat of the nce’ that will land you over that all.” Bombelli did not accept the invi- tation, and Otho, turning suddenly to him, seized him by the collar. And listen,” he continued. “You one word of this sort of talk ot say 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire | i MARCH 16, 1913. Harry Fisher, Mrs. Fisher and daughter returned to Juneau on the Mariposa after visiting in Wilmington, Delaware. ‘William Drury, Whitehorse busi- ness man, advised that the strike on Silver Creek in the Lake Tes- lin country did not warrant the stempede that was starting for the country about 150 miles from Atlin. A disastrous fire completely de- stroyed the studio and residence Third street between Maln and Seward. Mr. Mercer lost every- thing he had, clothing, furnishings, photograph equipment and some of the most valuable negatives Alaska. David Brown and Edward Crowe were given their -citizenship pa- pers by Judge Thomas R. Lyons of the TUnited States District Court. Robert Camp and Billy Druitt, two Juneau men, joined the gold rush to the Lake Teslin country. Their destination was Jennings river. Secretary of the Interior Frank- lin K. Lane gave his attention to Alaskan affairs in 'Washington, D. C. Among his callers were Thom- as Riggs, Jr., of the Alaska bound- ary survey and Col. Wilds P. Rich- ardson, Chairman of the Board of the Alaska Road Commissioners. C. C. Whipple, in charge of the “Did you ever hear of Philo Vance?” “By an’ by, perhaps, when good'{t0 any of my pals and I'll give you chance come? 1 gotta da dollars. We get clean away.” “Shut up.” Bombelli laughed, fell silent and “Say, Britisher, don't get high- hat. I only maka da joke. I play fool.” “You certainly do.” “I don't tink you desert wit' me. I tell you trick worth better dan dat. You betcha lifa.” Otho vouchsafed no reply. “Lookit,” continued = Bombelli “You wanna make good? You wanna get in good with Vittorelli? Wit’ Vittorelli and da Major?” “Because I can show you how. I got Vittorelli in my pocket, see?” “No.” “Well, T have. And Vittorelli got Big Boy Riccoli in his pocket, see” “No.” go, the other t'ree go too. What you do, the other tree do. You come in wit’ us and bring them in too. Then you get in good wit “India? No, Morocco. See? You “What you mean?” “Ever read Faust, my cheap Me- phistopheles?” “Talk sense.” “Same to you.” “Lookit, Belleme. Will you come the damnedest hiding a man ever got. See? You may be a strong man and a juggler and an acrobat —as well as a rogue—but I happen to be a professional heavy-weight boxer. So let's hear no more out of you. Have a cigarette?” Bombeli who had seen Otho beat M'Bongu, the Senegalese Champion, accepted the cigarette, patted Otho soothingly, laughed and assured him he did but maka da oka. “Rotten joke,” growled Otho as 3ombelli rose and walked away. Some time later, while Otho was 1 tanding “properly at ease” on his sentry post he was suddenly aware f a burly Arab approaching—one of the scoundrels wno were huck- sters in the light of the sun and snipers by the light of the moon. Perhaps a spy. “Hi you!" bawled Otho suddenly, beat it! Allez! Imshi, in fact, you—" As the Arab passed Otho he looked straight into the sentry’s face and said the one word “Yel- verbury.” | (Copyright, 1932, F. A. Stokes Co.) “Yclverbury” is the password to adventure, it is proved to- “morrow. ————— MRS. RAY LARSON IS SOUTHBOUND ON ALASKA Mrs. Ray Larson, of Anchorage, 'was a Juneau visitor last evening while the steamer Alaska was in port. Mr. Larsen operates a lum- ber company in Anchorage. development work of River Mining Company, accom- panied by Mrs. Whipple, returned to Eagle River on the last trip of the Georgia. A. E. Coyette, Vice-President of the Algunican Development Com- pany accompanied by Sirney Smith, mining engineer, left for Jualin to look over his company's property. e ee—— COL. MILLER OF CHILKOOT HERE ON BUSINESS “There has been no distress on account of the financial situation in the country and the recent bank holiday as far as Haines is con- cerned,” according to Col. William C. Miller, commander of Chilkoot Barracks, who came to Juneau yes- terday aboard the Fornance and returned with the Army ship this morning. “Everyone in Haines seems te, have as much money, or as little, as before,” he added. The Fornance is leaving for Seattle for overhaul on March 23 and will be away until about the middle of May. To insure plenty of cash on hand during the ab- sence of the Fornance, Col. Miller found it necessary to make ar- rangements to secure a large sum of cash from Alaska banks, and, in spite of banking stringency at the present he was assured that he could have all that he needed. Capt. P. T. Altfather, one of the two physicians recently stationed at Chilkoot Barracks, made the trip to Juneau aboard the For- nance. Two Physicians “Ever since my arrival at Chil- koot Barracks, I have endeavored to have two physicians stationed there. The. isolated location of Haines demands the services of more than one physician. Should any emergency arise it would be difficult for us to get along with- out additional medical aid, and this we would have to secure from Skagway or Juneau,” Col. Miller said. “Now, with two physicians, Ma- jor Meisch, who came to the Bar- racks in December and Capt. Alt- father, who was stationed there in November, I feel that our staff is adequate for our needs.” ‘While in Juneau Col. Miller con- ducted business in the local fed- eral "offices and conferred with Governor Parks. - PROGRESS Established in 1891 this bank has in wit’ us and bring Mummery, Bossum, Harris and Tant de Soif, Poussin, Petrovitch and the rest of your gang? Bring them in wit’ us and all happy together. Vittorelll smack you on back instead of on head; put you in his good books instead of punishment-cell. Big Boy Riccoli make you high officer, general, sheikh, kaid. Ever hear of Kaid Maclean—Sir Harry Mac- lean? Rose from drill-sergeant, to be Commander-in-Crief, uh?” “Oh, yes, T've heard of him. An honorable gentleman, decent, true! to his salt and faithful to his werd . and all that.” 1 “Dat’s him. Now, Suppose you be w ', gentigman, salt faithful to word—to ity to assist them continuously since that time assisted in the upbuilding of this city and Territory. Qur customers value and appreciate our willingness and abil- sistent with safe and sound banking. _ The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneaun, Alaska ... 42 YEARS BANKING SERVICE TO ALASKA in every way con- of E. C. Mercer, photographer, on; in| & the Eagle! PROFESSIONAL JH —_———— — Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics, 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 1 g DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. & L NSV RS Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST ' R Hms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telephone 176 23 3 o Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Office hours, 9 am. to 5 p.m. Evenings by appointment | Phone 321 Dr. A. W. 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