The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 11, 1933, Page 4

i i m——— PER— PR SR Ak S e Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGER Published _every evemng _except Sunday by the LMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Btreets, Juneau, Alaska. ~Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.% per month. 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 sotify the Business Office of anys failure or irregularity » delivery of their papers. : aeve Yor Bditorial and Business Offices, 374. By mall, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. “he Associated Press 1s exclusively entitled to the ¢ all news dispatches credited tc use for republication of 1%r 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. REMEMBERING THE PIONEERS. In the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka there-are more than 100 residents who have lived in Alaska most of their lives and who are now spending their last years in the institution the Territory provides for its aged residents who are without means of caring for In the ordinary things of life, their themselves. wants are amply cared for. The Home itself does not allow the festive occasions to go unnoted Christmas is observed in as large measure as finances permit. vet the Territory cannot play Stnta Claus as liberally as it, would like. Its other responsibilities are too numerous and costly. For several years past, W. D. Gross, wellknown business man of this city, has taken the leadership in raising a fund which is distributed equally among the residents of the Home at Christmas time. He is now engaged in the same worthy enterprise. The money contributed enables the oldtimers in the Sitka institution to purchase many little persor things they would otherwise be without. It a fine Christmas re- membrance. Mr. Gross deserves to meet with the usual liberal response that has greeted him in the past, and We ‘are certain that he will do so in this city. THE DOLLAR BUYS MORE. Statistics issued by the Massachusetts State Recovery Board shows that “despite all the talk of inflation, the dollar today buys from 23 per cent to 47 per cent more ‘thdhy it 'didyduring the, veags from 1924 to 1930." The Board’s report said: Whatever rise in prices has occurred has been based primarily on the sound founda- tion of increased demand through better wages, shorter hours‘and more employment and by restriction of imports on foreign goods. The dollar today will buy more merchan- dise than in any of the most prosperous years. The index of wholesale prices compiled by the Bureau of Labor based on 784 com- modities shows that the dollar today will buy 38 per cent more than in 1924, 47 per cent more than in 1925, 41 per cent more than in 1926, 36 per cent more than in 1927, 37 per cent more than in 1928, 36 per cent more than in 1929, and 23 per cent more than in 1930. We don't believe, however, that this showing is going to stop the “inflation” propaganda. The wreckers are out to wreck, not listen to reason or consider facts. ALEXANDER LEGGE. As muth as any American career in the past ha' -century, the life of Alexander Legge, President of International Harvester Company, typifies the che ices for achievement that presented themselves to those in this country who had the will to stick, the ability to do, the vision to select a career and the courage to overcome obstacles that we encount- ere! from day to day. Born on a farm, almost entirely lacking in formal education, reared as a farm hand working for the lowest sort of wages, he was 25 years old before he entered the business that was to bring him fame, success, fortune and lead to international recogni- tion. His start was at the bottom of the ladder— his first job a collector for a farm machinery com- pany. Beginning there in 1881 he had risen by steady gradations by 1923 to be President of the gre:‘est farm machinery manufacturing -and selling concorn in the world. He held that position until his death “Before that, however, his caliber had been recog- nized and his reputation as an executive of great ability and astuteness established on an interna- tional scale. Back in 1917, B. M. Baruch, Chairman of the War Industries Board, neéded someone to head the Allied Purchasing Commission. Legge's name was on the list of eligibles. ‘“There’s your man,” an assistant old Mr. Baruch, who had never heard of him. “He knows Europe—he knows human nature, is a shrewd trader and as straight as a die. He is an unbeatable fighter and has a rare com- bination of talent for leadership and gentleness.” Legge was picked for the job. It is admitted he made a success of that most difficult undertaking. His experience in purchasing and production made it possible for him to handle the nation’s buying of $10,000,000,000 worth of war supplies. In May, 1918, he was made Vice Chairman of the War In- dustry Board. A month later he organized the requirements branch, estimating America’s war materials needs for the offensive that ended the War. Legge spoke his mina to all. He never minced words with anyone. Once when a diplomatic repre- sentative of one of the allied powers cafled on him with impassioned language and vigorous gestures to that i courssy be gven priorky in the guns and munitions, he retorted: “If you that blankety, blank army of THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, DEC. | = = yours is going to stop running, I can tell you when we'll be able to get munitions to it.” On a still later occasion, he used similar terms in speaking to the Senate Agricultural Committee which was considering his nomination by President Hoover as President of the Federal Farm Board, saying: “I am not a seeker of the job. I am not even a volunteer. You can't hurt my feelings by sending me home. That is perfectly all right and I am perfectly willing that you should. But I do think that I know more farmers personally than any of you” And he did. He got the job. The Federal Farm Board’s operations were not a suc- cess. That, however, was not any fault of Mr. Legge. He handled its activities with as much skill, executive ability and decision as he had the buying of America’s war supplies more than a decade before. He tried his utmost to relieve the hard-pressed agri- cultural industry. The plan laid down for the Farm Board simply did not work out, and the plan wasn't his. Festivities throughout the country over the demise of National Prohibition were reported to have been very orderly. Maybe the legal likker lacked the Kick our palates have been educated to during the past 14 years, ly are expecting the sbody rich overnight. As still will have to work hard harder to get ahead. At ve a chance to work. Too many people & “new deal” to make we understand it. for a living and a least, however. 2y W Stimuli to Exports. (Boston News Bureau.) The figures of our foreign trade, long so nearly | stagnant in sluggish changes or monotonous in their |steady recession in both volume and value as prices |dropped, are at last beginning to show some new life 1I:nd color. The question of prime interest is whether under a new dispensation there may be yet more life and color soon imparted | October’s commerce resulted in some thus more |interesting figures, following similarly graphic totals lin September and making the past two months the most striking in a long period. This was particularly so in a new stimulation fo exports. This followed |a period from May through August when the more notable change was in imports, which in June for example actually exceeded exports, as reflecting both a desire to anticipate NRA and a rather short- lived spurt in domestic industrial activity. In September the gain in export values over August was about 22 per cent, as against a seasonal increase of 14 per cent, whereas imports meanwhile declined by 5 per cent or more than the customary change. Now come the October figures with a 21 per cent improvement over September in turn, and |a gain of 27 per cent over October of last year. Yet lit is also to be noted that imports have lately begun }agfl'm to run large, the change from a year ago |being an increase of 43 per cent, though only a 3 per cent gain over the past September. The central point of surmise will come with the appearance of subsequent totals. Then may begin to develop still more definite evidence as to the degree of stimulus there has been in a depreciated dollar in the capturing of further advantages in foreign markets on the export side of the account. There have already been reported such stray stimuli {in certain cities, notably Detroit in enlarged auto |sales. 7 " | Possibly also there may be other longer range influences, if such theories of policies as to the needed regaining of lost foreign trade as ‘advanced |by Secretaries Hull and Wallace come to receive acceptance and application. But first there will be the effect of a cheaped dollar to estimate. Work for the Winter. (New York Times.) It is generally agreed that the Federal public works program has moved more slowly than is spon- sors hoped would be the case. “We might as well be perfectly frank,” President Roosevelt told a con- ference of relief officials on Wednesday. It has been “exceedingly difficult honestly to allot the entire sum of $3,300,000,000 to worthwhile projects,” every one of which must be approved by local authorities, State authorities and, finally, by the Federal Gov- ernment. Since the works program will fail to provide this Winter as much employment as was originally ex- pected, the President has supplemented it with an- other plan. From the unexpended balance of the fund $400,000,000 has been made available for Mr. Hopkins, in the new role of “civil works” admin- istrator. This sum will be used over a period of four months on projects approved by local agencies. The Federal Government will retain enough of it to provide temporary jobs for 1,000,000. It is hoped that with additional funds made aavilable by local governments temporary jobs can be provided for 3,000,000 more. Large building projects will not be considered. ‘These will continue to be regarded as “public’ rather than “civil” works and expected to meet the high test set for them by Secretary Ickes: that they promise “lasting social usefulness” as well as opportunities for work. The new “eivil” works will include projects of a temporary nature, readily initiated and immediately offering employ- ment. Some of these will be worth undertaking on their own score. If many others are started merely in order to make work, it can assuredly be said that this practice is by every standard preferable to an outright “dole,” which in many cases is thel only real alternative. | Mr. Ickes hopes that before this makeshift plan | has run its course the larger program behind it will | begin to provide employment on & large scale. There is no reason to believe that this hope is not justified. While the Treasury statement published today shows ! that less than 5 per cent of the fund of $3,300,000,- 000 has actually reached the stage of a cash outlay— due to the long delay inevitably involved in con- tracts, specifications, advertisements for bids, etc.— large orders for materials and equipment are at last reaching basic indutsries. The .current issue of The Iron Age reports that “publie works awards have taken a real spurt.” At 35400 tons, structural steel lettings are the largest since the first week of May and the third largest for the year. These orders are forerunners of many others. Now that Prohibition has been repealed, the dinner guests will no longer feel it obligatory for them 'to get paralyzed before dinner.—(New York Sun.) These French experts who taunt Americans with the charge that we have a “great deal to learn about wine,” will find that we are not afraid to tackle the job.—(Lexington, Ky. Herald.) The gold policy. must be correct whether we understand it or not. England and France think it's terrible.—(Boston Globe.) One of these days somebody will be found who has no ideas about liquor control, and tnat will be news!—(Indianapolis News.) TEAMS OF CITY| LEAGUE TO BOWL THIS EVENING Three Matches Played ati} Brunswick Alleys Over Weekend One match was played at the f Brunswick bowling alleys on Satur- | day night between teams of the City League, in which the Juneau! Cash Grocery team defeated the Miners, 1465 to 1357, On Sunday two matches were played, the Legion of the Moos defeating the Juneau Cash Gro- cery three and the Alaska Press| taking the next match from the Federal Building. The former had a handicap of 120 which brought their score up to 1542. ( Tonight at 7:30 o'clock, the Alas-| ka Juneau will play the Bruns-|# wick team and at 8:30 o'clock the |§ Moose will bowl against the Min-| 3 ers. ¥ i YEARS AGO Prom The Empire St !, e ! DECEMBER 11, 1913 The Juncau High school girls were planning a “hayseed” party in honor of the Juneau high schocl[ football team and all members of the high schools, of Juneau and Douglas were invited .to attend. The consent of the faculty had been obtained and the party was to be chaperoned. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Simpson re- turned from fheir wedding trip aboard the Dolphin and had tak- en apartments at the Hotel Cain. Arnot H. Hendrickson, who went south a few weeks ago fo receive trcatment for his eyes was re- turning to Junzau on the Alameda, then on its way north. Charles A. Sulzer, manager Of the Alaska Industrial company, of Sulzer, Alaska, planned to leave Alaska shortly after January 1, on an extended vacation in the east- PROFESSIONAL Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massaze, Electricity, Intra Red | Ray, Medical Gymnastics, | 307 Goldsteln Building i Phone Office, 216 . DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. ! Dr. C. P. Jenne | DENTIST Rooms 8 and 0 Valentine | Building | | Telephone 176 | [ — Dr. j. W. Bayne DENTIST | Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. ! OfZice nours, 9 am. to 5 pm. ‘=venings by appointment, Phone 321 i ) Fraternal Societies | R | Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting | brothers welcome. L. W. Turoff, Exalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary. —_—— e KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No, 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urg- ed to .attcnd. Councit Chambers, Fifth Strecd. JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary Our iru'ks go sny place ary | time. A tank for Diesel Ofl | a tank for crude oil sava ' burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 148 RELIABLE TRANSYER 3 Individual scores made in the weekend matches were: Juneau Cash Grocers Juneau Cash Grocers F. Gillman 148 156 150— 454 E. Lindstrom 131 180 161— 472 K. Bayers 150 150 150— 45( Handicap .17 Total % 1495 Alaska Press E. S. Evans 138 188 146— 472 Hendrickson 159 126 147— 43?2 P. Brown 173 178 167—51¢ Handicap 120 ‘Hendrickson 159 126 147— 432 Total 1542 B. Schmitz 169 179 170— 518 G. Benson 167 191 155— 51% Steve 127 192 137— 45€ Total 1487 —et——— DOLLAR TABLE See the Dellar Table at the Nugget Shop. —ady, ] [} | | GORDON'S - | | Ladies’ Ready-to- | Wear | | Seward St., near Front | | | e MONEY The money you spend on a washwoman 52 times a year; the cost of soap and wash- ing utensils that have to be frequently replaced; the wear and tear on clothes far greater, oy home methods; the possible illness due to unsanitary processes or over- taxing of your own vitality . . . just add these up and then compare the result with our low-priced laundry serv- CMaska Laundry Make your gifts so fascinat- & ing that it will be a real effort “Not to Open Until Christmas.” 100 assorted designs CHRISTMAS SEALS NOVELTY PAPERS Butler Mauro Drug Co. , "h*- ‘Money Orders” A death sentence: He thought the gun was un- loaded. —(Atlanta Constitution.) F. Gillman 189 197 148— 534 E. Lindstrom, .. 184 142 155— 481 K. Bayers 150 150 150— 450 Total ...1465 Miners G. Barromes 138 138 138— 414 T. Rudy 204 166 181— 551 Lindstrom, Sr. 125 143 124— 392 Total 135’7‘ s Legion of The Moose M. Seston 170 179 168—517 0. Koskey 167 150 179— 49¢ G. Nelson 186 199 192— 577 ‘Total 159 GREETING CARDS ||| ern states. | | PRECISION ROASTED An interesting meeting had been held at the Elks’ Lodge the pre- ! vious evening, at which Allen Shat- tuck and Lyman M. Thayer, pur- of the Northland Steamship Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hovss 9 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 4C9, Res. Wise to Call 48 | Juneau Transfer planned to move into the new lege of Optemetry and Opthalmology Glasses Pitted, Lenses Ground home the following week. —— s e——— SHOP WITH US FIRST! [ —————————— | HI-LINE SYSTEM i Company’s liner Al-Ki were in-‘ Phone 276 | { Groceries—Produce—Fresh vited. Following the lodge serv- b 'y Co. when in Haad \ and Smoked Meats ices and ceremonies there was a . Front Street, opposite Harris cpecial social meeting at which the l-—-—_._————l' — of MOV!NG Hardware Co. main feature was a clam bake. Dr. Richard Williams [ STORA | CASH AND CARRY The clams were produced by E. P. DENTIST & or GE >t «: | Pond, who had.gone to Petersburg 1 | | R s a few days previously for the ex- OFFICE: AND DESIDENCE - | Fuel (1]1] et ——ews | press purpose of digging them, and | Gastineau Building, Phone 481 } | they were luscious and abundant. .l Coal k — — —— Tomorrow's S‘yle’ The handsome new residence of 2 r f i | Today” Harry J. Raymond, on Gastineau Robert Simpson { ranster | Heights was nearing completion .‘} | with but a few finishing touches t. D. WA | remaining to be put on. Theyi| Greduate Angeles Col- ], =~ | | z L Konnerup’s MORE for LESS — DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL ATTENTION MASONS Mt. of Stated Communication Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted | i & | AL I e LS S e e [ % Juneau Lodge Monday evening at I/ A A }|7:30 o'clock. Election of officérs, Room 17, Valentine Bldg. 1 2 % /1 '{773 cn.— !E. A. degree work and refresh- | Office Pnone 484; Residenoce | | U’N { | ments. Visiting Brethern welcome. Phone 238, Office Hours: 9:30 | E £ | W By order of the W. M. to 132; 1:00 to 5:30 | J AU YOUNC ! 7 ¢ J. W. LEIVERS, |@— ¢!l Funeral Parlors | “Juneauw’s Own Store —adv. Secretary. |gm——— - T lhen-d.l:nem Directors | R T e T and Embalmers | Daily Empire Want Ads Pay. Rose A. Andrews Night Phone 1851 Phone 7 o i ) » Graduate Nurse ! ._—__Dny 12 { \ \ ) \ \ \ \ ) ll l \ l} ) il l} ) § ] ) ] ) \ § ) § N N % N l} N ; Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas- | | v i =2 sage, Colonic Irrigations — Office hours 11 am. to 5 p.m. S Evenings by Aprointment . i ABI N Second and Main Phone 250 Everything in Furnishings for Men i. HERE is A COAL with a Price that ||| should appeal to every Coal consumer in Juneau E. B. WILSON Chiropodist—Foot _Specialist 401 Goldstein Building PHONE 496 ] THE JuNEAU LAUNDRY ! Franklin Street between ') | Jones-Stevens Shop | Egg-Lump e | L INDIAN $11 per ton Sovard i Newr Tha m | ——AT BUNKERS— ALLAMAE SCOTT Expert Beauty Specialist PERMANENT WAVING Phone 218 for Appointment Entrance Ploneer Barber Shop We have higher priced coals but none at any price, that will give more satisfaction and economy than “INDIAN.” Stick to known coals that serve, satisfy and save. \CIFIC COAST COAL Co. JUNEAU SAMPLE » -~ SHOP D 1412 R O ||l GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates | | C. L. FENTON l’ E. 0. DAVIS CHIROPRACTOR TELEPHONE 584 Soutn ¥ront St., next to Day Phone 371 Brownie’s Barber Shop orfice Hours: 10-12; 2-8 GENERAL MOTORS and MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON | _ | Mining and Fishing dominates the business life of the Juneau district,~ employing more capital and more men than any® other industry. McCAUL MOTOR COMPANY .IMMM Both management -and employees of these great interests demand the best in banking service, and for forty-two years they have found it in The B. M. Behrends Bank. - The complete facilities and seasoned serv- ice of Alaska’s oldest and largest bank will prove their worth to you. ~ The B. M. Behrends Bank Pabst Famous ! $5.00 per month ALASKA Draught Beer ’ m{r B. Bu’r;ord & Co. |- 1 On Tap oo e W