The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 13, 1933, Page 4

e ma @ '4 ; —_— D b;ly Aiaska Erfipire GENERAL MANAGER ROBERT W. BENDER - - Published every evening except 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 earrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.1 per month. By mall, postage paid, at *he following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance $6.00; one month, in advance, K Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity a the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The A#soclated Press 1s 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. PACKERS' REQUEST REASONABLE. The request of the Alaska and Pacific Northwest packers for permission to write their own NRA code | for the salmon canning industry is not unreasonable. Its inclusion in the general fresh fish industry code would be a mistake unless permission also were granted to formulate a subsidiary code as an amend- ment. | The reasons advanced by the salmon packers are | marketing sound. The packing of salmon and its are different in nearly every way from the pro- cessing and sale of fresh fish. The problems of cperation and production ‘and those of marketing dissimilar important of the two industties are wholly However, there is another and equally reason for not including the Alaska salmon pdckers In the drafting of any code an essential part of the procedure is participation by the labor that is affected. It is out of the ques- tion for Alaska labor to be adequately represented in the hearings in the National capital. Of course, Delegate Dimond will look after its interests as far as any man not directly connected with it could do. But there are many things he, or any other man Alaska might send to Washington as Delegate, does not know about labor conditions prevailing in the canneries of the Territory. Without that intimate knowledge, a code formed there containing a section applying to the Alaska salmon packing business is almost certain to fall short of giving that labor a fair deal. Nor is that a reason for criticising any one. Labor, itself. must speak for itself, and in all of the codes so far formulated and approved by President Roosevelf it has done so In the process of formulating a,code .for the Territorial packing industry, the local' labor ac- customed to employment therein is entitled to be heard on all questions of wages, hours of labor and any other provisions affecting it. A board to formu- late codes for Alaskan industries was just recently appointed by Gen. Johnson. The machinery is thus provided to give Alaskan labor and business inter- ests the opportunity to be represented at hearings on proposed codes. Certainly when an industry of such vital importance to the Territory as is salmon canning sets down to write a code and asks for its approval, all elements are entitled to have their say upon its provisio in the general code. NOT PATRIOTISM—LEADERSHIP LACKING. Louis F. Paul, in a communication to the Wrangell Sentinel dicates that The Empire, in commenting editorially on the Alaska Native Broth- erhood’s famous “secession” fish resolution, had accused that organization of a lack of patriotism. Of course, it did nothing of the kind. It specifically declared its belief that the resolution did not rep- res nt the views of the average Indian of Southeast Al: 5ka or of a majority of them. We will make it stringer and say we believe the patriotism of the local Indian is as strong as that of any other racial seg nent of the American population. We did and stil! do question the wisdom of the leadership which dec'ded that it was necessary for the A. N. B. to pass the resolution in order to prevent the dele- gates present from adopting another, in the words of Mr. Paul, “ordering and directing every member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood to take steps to destroy all fish traps beginning in the summer of 1934.” If such a resolution were presented on the floor of the recent Juneau convention, and we have no reason to doubt the correctness of Mr. Paul's declara- tion that it was, the time for diplomacy was ended. It vas the duty of the presiding officer to have at once declared such a document out of order and to have refused to entertain any discussion or vote on it To state the matter baldly, the resolution not merely incited but commanded those subject to the Jurisdiction of the Grand Camp to commit a crime against the laws of the United States. Had it been passed, it would have laid the Grand Officers and the delegates to the convention, voting for it, liable to prosecution under the Territorial syndicalism statute and under Federal laws. The Alaska Native Brotherhood has always prided itself, and rightfully so, on being a law- abiding and law-supporting organization. It is self- declared for law and order. Yet, Mr. Paul declares that it was necessary to propose to turn Southeast Alaska over to Canada in order to. prevent the annual meeting of the Grand Camp from com- manding its entire membership to launch a wide- spread and organized campaign of terrorism and sabotage. Real leadership would have made short work of such an outrageous proposal. It was the lack of that which The Empire criticised rather than the patriotism of the membership of the A. N B IT’S GOOD MONEY, AT LA If those who are disturbed by the “sound money" that is flooding all sections of the country just now would consider their own daily THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13, 1933. transactions for a minute or two they would discover how groundless they are. Lots is said about the instability of the dollar and the insecurity of busx-‘ ness. But the dollar jis’just as good at the local grocery store, the bakery, the hardware store and every other business place as it was last year or twenty-five years ago. It buys just as much. There are more of them in circulation than there was one year ago because there are more people working and receiving them in payment for their labor than there was at that time. We have gone off the gold standard but we have more than one-half of the world's gold in reserve and are getting more of it every day, and every ounce of it is behind our dollar. That ought to satisfy any unbiased and reason- {able individual. If it be radicalism, it is of the | kind that the country has been needing for several years. It can stand more of the same sort with- out injury. Lest it be forgotten, this week's steamer sailings to Seattle offer about the last opportunity to get |off Christmas remembrances to points beyond Seattle. Better buy now and avoid that rush. A bigger and better Christmas than ever before is indicated in Juneau by the manner in which | local stores are provided with seasonable merchandise and the unusual abundance of holiday decorations in the stores and on the business streets. Let's go! (Seattle Times.) In the make-up of a newspaper the accidental or unintentional juxtaposition of news items at times is strikingly suggestive. In a recent issue of The Times appeared an Associated Press dispatch from Washington, D. C., telling of the presence in that city of Gov. John Troy of Alaska and his efforts to get more Federal aid for Territorial road work, mainly as a means of unemployment relief. Discussing this phase of Alaska’s needs, Governor Troy said the relief situation had been made more acute by the low market price of fish and the im- poverished condition of those who rely upon the fisheries for their livelihood. In the matter of employment Alaska is more dependent upon fish than upon any other of its resources. The size of \the catch and the price it brings in the market spell for many Alaskans the difference between pros- | perity and adversity. Just now the situation, stated mildly, is “not so good.” In the very next column to this Washington |dispatch appeared one from Moscow, wherein Alex- ander Antinovitch Troyanovsky, first Soviet Am- |bassador to the United States, talked cheerfully of the benefit to accrue from the new diplomatic |arrangement. We may pass by the implication of a | possible relationship between Troy and Troyanovsky, {and come to the point, which will be found in this |statement of the Ambassador: Naturally, the question of trade is one of the most important before us, and I hope | economic contact with America now will be | much larger than ever before. It just happens that Alaska is nearer to Russia i:han any other part of the American continent. It also happens that one of Russia's major ex- llmr!ablo resources, one of the most important items |in the prospective program of economic contact, ;L\ fish. Mass Action. | { (Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle.) * Some there are who contend that the NRA is| forging ahead too rapidly. These people contend that the recovery plan should move on step by “alcp They point out that the shortening of the |work week and the establishment of minimum wage scales should have been followed by a lull while gains were consolidated. Then, they claim, we could have gone ahead on the next step. They are sincere in their belief that the program is too extended—that difficulty will be experienced in untangling what they foresee as a serious economic snarl. Legend tells us that a Chinese ruler in the long ago decreed that each and every one of his subjects should, at a given signal, yell his loudest so that {the man in the moon might hear. The great day came, the signal was given, and—silence. Not a sound was heard in all the land, we are told, except the feeble cries of a few deaf individuals ihere and there. All were so anxious to hear the others that each remained silent. | The Administration desires mass action. It de- ;Ml’(‘a that every one be interested in the National Recovery program. The offensive against depres- {sion is to be prosecuted as is a great military of- fensive. Mass achievement is desired. All are to put their shoulders to the wheels. All are affected. In that way—and in that way only—the Administration believes that the battle will be won. The National Recovery Act is complex. It is the greatest economic experiment ever conducted, but the general movements so far dovetail in sur- | prising orderly manner. Each step is comparable to a division taking its place in the line of battle. | We are each much like a private in the rear rank. | We have our orders, but we do not know just how the general staff intends attaining its objective. We have been assured, however, that all must stay in line and that if we do the depression swill be overcome. PR |.u Ten years from now we will see the picture of the NRA more clearly. Later we can criticize its | shortcomings, if we so desire. It would seem that about all that we can constructively do now is to move ahead as ordered. Nothing can apparehtly be gained by holding back and arguing that this or that cannot be done. Possibly the thing we believe cannot be done will be done without great difficulty. A few months ago we had no plan for combat- ting the depression. We were drifting with the cur- rent. Conditions were not improving. Then the Administration offered a plan. We accepted it or, at least, the majority did. The only thing to be done now is to see it through. The most encourag- ing phase of the whole plan is the fact that the President appears willing to correct mistakes as they are discovered—to approve changes if they appear warranted. One rule appears inflexible, and that rule is that we all must take part. We must all move ahead together. None of us can hold back. even though the best judgment we are able to exert tell us individually that serious mistakes are being made If we all do our part, it is entirely possible that one hundred and twenty-five million people striving for a definite objective can accomplish something well worth while. | A Cleveland preacher complains that he had to walk past three beer tables in a drug store to buy a stamp. Gee, was it compulsory?—(Detroit News.) The Pilgrims were thankful for bountiful crops but farmers can give thanks now for Government checks for crops they didn't raise.—(Toledo Blade.) JUNEAU STORES OFFER VARIETY FOR SHOPPERS Gaily Decorated, Shops In- vite You to Come in, to Look, and Buy Merry Christmas! A little early, but let it be a reminder that Christmas and Santa Claus are only nine merry litfle shop- ping days away. Nine short little days in which to finish up that list for the folks at home, but—only two or three( to get the final packages tucked| into those boxes for the south that will warm the hearts of fathers, mothers, sisters, nieces and neph- ews and all' the rest who look forward to the remembrance from Alaska each year. Moderate Prices Juneau stores, gay with ever- greens, and brilliant decorations have providently anticipated the increased cheer this year, with stocks of Christmas wares, bought for the most part before costs soared, that are offered at cor- respondingly moderate Christmas prices. Toys, new, delightful and sturdy. games of all kinds, household ac- Tessories, articles of clothing, both practical and luxurious, are among the highlights of merchandise to be found in attendance on the shelves and attractively displayed in Juneau shops. New Gifts New gifts are on the local mar- ket this year, useable things for the house, electrical equipment modern metal objects. furniture built from American materials by American ingepuity that hammer- ed the depression with courage and has worked out an answer. Juneau merchants have been busy and the downtown streets pre- sent a festive appearance, with the buildings draped with rope:| of evergreens, windows gaily dec- orated and lighted trees every-i where, tempting the shopper te enter—to look and to buy. In- side the shops reflect the gallant glory of Christmas. A f tour of them will satisfy the most fastid ious customer Gift wrappings, tree trimmings novelty things, that are gay and pert, express the new feeling abou Christmas this year with more hope, more cheer, more men at work and more pay checks than for several years past. PIONEERS TO HAVE CHEERY CHRISTMAS IS INDICATION NOW Now well underw the annual drive for a Christmas fund for the Pioneers living in the home at Sitka is progressing in fine shape and from all indications the Al- askan sourdoughs will have some- thing to be thankful for this year!] according to W. D. Gross, at the Alaska Film Exchange Juneau, in order that no delay will be caused, Mr. Gross said today. VISIT THE Salmon Creek || Roadhouse ANTON RIESS "" :‘1 | GORDON’S | | Ladies’ Ready-to- l | Wear | Seward St, near Front ! 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 by 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- " Mska To the average individual the scentific reason for the stratosphere flight was to ascertain if what goes up still comes down.—(Ohio State Journal) Laundry - k= i 20 YEARE AGO From The Empire 5 were rec Thane, General Manager of the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Com- pany and Mrs. Thane, would leave Seal on the Humboldt the fol- lowing day to return to Juneau. Added to the organizations of Juneau was the recently formed 50-1 club, made up of sev- cral young bachelors who were trying the experiment of co-oper- ation to reduce living expenses. It was located at 123 West Seventh | Stre:t John R. Willis, Collector of toms for Alaska, had associat- himself with the B. M. Beh- 15 rcantile and banking es- and planned to en- his new field of en®eavor the following month. Mr. Willis en- d the organization as a stock-| as well as an officer. | ishments Deputy Collector of Customs. E. R. Stivers, who had been re- Tievi: Deputy Collector M. S. Dobbs at Ketchikan, since his re- | turn from- his summer’s work at St. Michael, had joined the 1local| office force. ! Cash Coles had purchased Fred Stevenson's automobile to be used in general cab service around the town, It was decided by Claude E Frickson and E. R. Jaeger, owners of the Hotel Cain, to have a new large addition built onto their hotel early in the spring. Mr son and his family were to leave for the States to order ma- 1ls necessary«so that the work | could be started as soon as pos-| sible. Judge and Mrs. R. W. Jennings were to leave for the South on: > steamer Spokane to spend the lays with their daughter Cor-| who was attending schoo!! Seattle. Judge Jennings had to return north early in| hol delia, in planned January. -ee FANCY WORK SALE Luke’s Guild fancy work sale and silver tea is on for Thursday | ifterncon, December 14, at the, home of Mrs. Chas. Fox. E\’eryonr'! is cordially invited. —adv. | st My"Beaut_y- Hini MONA BARRIE If the nails become - brittle rub them with a little lomon juice or vinegar every night before re- tiring. Naturally, one must re- move all polish before doing this, but the results are worth it. With- in a few weeks the nails become glossy and soft again, A Sure Cure for Cold Feet! Heavy Fleece-lined WOOL SOCKS 65¢ Pair Regular $1.00 value H.S.GRAVES The Clothing Man INDIAN “INDIAN.” and save. PACIFIC COA S - 41 dominates the busine men than any other ice of Alaska’s oldest JUNEAU JUNEAU The B. M. Bank HERE is A COAL with a Price that should appeal to every Coal consumer in Juneau Egg-Lump $11 per ton ——AT BUNKERS—— We have higher priced coals but none at any price, that will give more satisfaction and economy than Stick to known coals that serve, satisfy sTCoAL C ALASKA Mining and Fishing ss life of the Juneau district, employing more capital and more industry. 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- and largest bank will prove their worth to you. Behrends ALASKA | | T PROFESSIONAL l Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massaze, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. | 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 [ " T U Dr. J. W. Bayne ; Phone 321 i ! - 'S - = Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST | . a2 DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | | DENTISTS | Blomgren Building l PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. to 9 pm, | 12 | Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST | Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine | Building | i Telephone 176 | | — ——n | DENTIST | Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. | OfZice nours, 9 am. to 5 pm. cvenings by appointment, Houvrss 9 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 49, Res. | Phone 276 | T B l Dr. Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | Gastineau Building, Phone 481 ; | | e PR. R. E. SOUTHWELL | — —— — ——— . Second and Main Phone 250 et oA A ol v | Jones-SEavens Shop . Robert Simpson t. D. Greduate Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Pitted, Lenses Ground l Optometrist—Optician 1 Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted | Room 7, Valentine Bldg. | Office Pneae 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 | to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 Rose A. Andrews Graduate Nurse Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas- sage, Colonic Irrigations Office hours 11 am. to 5 p.m. | Evenings by Appointment | E. B. WILSON Chiropodist—Foot _Specialist 401 Goldstein Building PHOKE 496 o | LADIES'—CHILDREN'S READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third Phone 218 for Appointment | | JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP The Little Store with the BIG VALUES C. L. FENTON CHIROPRACTOR Soutn ¥ront St., next to Brownlie's Barber Shop orfice Hours: 10-12; 2-§ Evenings by Appointment P Juneau Coffee Shop ! Opposite MacKinnon Apts. Breakfast, Luncheon Dinner | Open 7:30 am. to 9 pm. | HELEN MODER | Arctic Pabst Famous Draught Beer On Tap *JIMMY"" CARLSON . Fraternal Societies OF | Gastineau Channel | R B. P. 0. ELKS meets , every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Visiting P brothers welcome, L. W. Turoff, Exalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary. —————— KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. Councit ‘Chambers, Fifth Strecl. JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. .J. TURNER, Becretary _ 3 - Our iruks go sny place any | time. A tank for Diesel Ofl | | and a tank for crude oil save ' burner trouble. & PHONE 149, NIGHT 148 ' RELIABLE TRANSFER J, Wise to Call 48 Juneau Transfer Co. when in need of MOVING or STORAGE Fuel Oii Ceal Transfer e P e et et s Konnerup’s MARE for LESS Lonkl AR —— | JUNEAU-YOUNG | Funeral Parlors i | Licensed Funeral Directors | and Embalmers { Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 | — H— — SABIN’S Everything im Furnishings for Men o TE JuNEAU LaunDRY / l Franklin Street betweem —2 | g3 ) Front an? Becond Streets | | : PHONE 350 % R SR e e e U - et JUNEAU FROCK I SHOPPE ¢ “Exclusive but not Expensive” E Hoslery and Hate B 3 HOTEL ZYNDA - - Large Sample Rooms l ELEVATOR SERVICE ' 8. ZYNDA, Prop. "GARBAGE HAULED | Reasonable Monthly Rates | E. 0. DAVIS | TELEPHONE 584 { Day Phone 871 i -4 McCAUL MOTOR COMPANY | Dodge and Plymouth Dealers ' ] Smith Electric Co. | Gastineau Buflding | EVERYTHING i ELECTRICAL | | R JR—1 ! | BETTY MAC | BEAUTY SHOP | 107 Amembly Apartmemts | TYPEWRITERS RENTED | $5.00 per month I J. B. Burford & Co, | “Our doorstep worn by satisfied | customers” ] e —— e —— The world’s greatest need i courage—show yours by advertising. N