The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 2, 1934, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 2, 1934, Daily Alaska Empire - XOBERT W. BENDER GENERAL MANAGER Sunday by the Second and Main Published every evening except w PRINTING COMPANY at Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class ‘matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Selivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month, By mail, postage pald, at the following rates: One year, In advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, 96.00; one month, In advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly | notify the Busiicss Office of any failure or irregularity | in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Iditorial and Business Offices, 374. 5SOCIATED PRESS. s xclusizely entitled to the il news dispatches creaited to (ed in this paper and also the MENBER OF The Assoc ¥ use for rop it or not ot al news | GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ANY OTHER PUBLICATION GOV. TROY PRESENTS ALASKA’S CASE. In the introduction to his first annual report to| Secretary Ickes, Gov. Troy presented in convincing fashion Alaska’s case for more ample power Of government at home and less from Washington, and its position on the Federal Government assuming its full responsibility in the matter of aiding in devel- opment of the Territory. In addition to this presen- tation, the report contains the usual information and data on every phase of social, business and| industrial conditions in Alaska. It is a comprehensive | document and in it are facts which make it ex-| tremely valuable to every Alaskan. Every resident| of the Territory ought to possess a copy. The Governor, as a student of early American history and from personal experience in Washington | Territory, along ago set up as the most important goal | to be attained for Alaska a full form of Territorial | Government. As Editor of The Empire, and other-| wise, for many years he championed that cause ably and aggressively and made it one of the cardinal planks in his party’s platform. He was writing and speaking then in his capacity as a private citizen. He had not then the per- spective that comes from official connection with| the Government. He has that now. He had when | he wrote his report. Not only had it not changed his conviction on the subject, it had made it more | deepseated. As he wrote: | : My few months experience as Governor of Alaska has confirmed a life-long convic- tion that, wherever possible, Alaska should the dispatch of the public's business at a time when teamwork and quiet, earnest, get-together discussions of vital facts e never more essential. More than a score of States celebrated New Year'’s advent with libations from the legalized cup that cheers, said the Associated Press. That's the way Juneau celebrated, even if the cup hasn' been legalized And now Hiram Jo on adds his bit by declar- ing his belief that leaders in finance know nothing about finance. Millions of Americans arrived at that conclusion a long time ago, We must keep the old pioneer spirit in our | business, our work and cur community life. We must be willing not merely to work hard, but to !strike out for new things, and remove obstacles to development. ‘ From the way some peonle talk about recovery. | you'd think they expected i Government to make the roosters lay eggs. | Now that are trading American apples for French wine, we hope that there's no failure in the apple crop next year. we Tarkington Foretells. (New York World-Telegram.) Booth Tarkington, perfect instance of nostalgic worshipper of things past, visiting New York, prog- nosticated upon the future, saying: With the rise of the radio there will be very few books and novels. The writers will be playwrights, styling their enter- tainments for production by actors. When they can bring the entertainment of th® theatre to an armchair very few will use energy to read novels. If Mr. Tarkington had pushed his nostalgic fervor farther back he could have linked this up with minstrels of a time when the world was illiterate. The minstrels vanished as more people learned to read and had something to read. Now literacy has become universal, and the radio minstrel has begun to. act out news in dialogue form. But Mr. Tarkington stops too soon. He reasons that inventiveness is a lazy man’s yearning to save work. It is a man’s desire to rise above the moil of a labor beneath his mental and temperamental gifts. His satisfaction is in the act of creating more than in the use of the thing created. The age which has produced the radio and television is a highly creative world. The handicraftsman, who, like the minstrel, while, is coming back in more diverse forms. The new inventions serving the masses would stultify mankind if they did not produce ncw creative powers in all merr as leisure expands. That is why government will become more and |more an educational institution, representing creative |ideals and stimulating the creative side of That is what the new trends in govern- | indi- viduals. ment throughout the world mean—a determination to supply first the necessary material bases for happiness and next to produce a race of finer human beings, with words or hands. The new world would be barren and hideous for all its prodigies if the new inventions meant a govern itself. Her laws should be made by her own Legislature and executed by her own officials. There should be a system of counties -or other means of local govern- ment. That is good Democratic doctrine. More, it 1s wholly in accord with American tradition and prac-| tice. It is a custom that was established with the very first Territory to be organized after the Republic was set up and ma'ntained in every Territory after- ward, except i case of Alaska. And here is where it is nee than in any other instance. There ¢ nly ¢ no eriticism of Gov. Troy's posi A nor should there be s the effects of the here upon Territorial orcefully the reasons why csources imposed definite ies upon the Federal Govern- tter convincingly. It ought individuals who in recent ye A wiccied to special appropriations by Congress Aluska and have sought to reduce them radically, and in some instances to eliminate thm entirely. developmer me to recommendations commend At least The Governor's 19 themselves strongly as eminently desirable. President and People. (Cincinnati Ex Mr. Roosevelt has develc a number of methods by which he is able to establish a new intimacy with the American people. His press conferences are informal and informative—more than can be said for those of his four immediate predecessors in the White House. He has talked to the people a number of times on the radio with a candor and clarity rarely matched among high officials. But these are not new. They are simply the skillful use of regular devices for contact between the Chief Executive and the public Perhaps the real inn technic of dealing with ! mail he receives. The 1 ulrer.) n in Mr. Roosevelt's werage of letters re- { | | | s "€ oy SYNOPSIS: Curt Tennyson re- pulses the friendly advances of Sonya, whom he has befriended in the Canadian wilderness. because he knows that the girl is planning to desert his party and to join Igor Karakhan. the millionatre - orook whom Curt is tracking down. Curt and his partner Paul know that as soon as Sonya leaves with LeNoir, Karakhaw's contact man, LeNoir will send the remorseless Klosohee Indians to destroy them. Chapter 35 DEPARTURE URT stood up and gave Sonya his hand to rise. As his glance met hers he saw tears in her eyes, saw her lips trembling. “All right, Curt,” she said quietly, with a ha. mility that shamed him. She glanced down at the ground, started to say something more, checked her- self and turned away to her tent. He thrust the clips into his pocket , and walked up to the little stone fort which he and Paul had rolled to- gether, Paul was carefully inspect- ing it and plugging chinks so that | no arrows could sift through. They did not count on having to use the defense; but their situation was delicate, LeNoir was a crafty tellow, and it was wise to guard against the unforeseen. At the upper tip of the island Ralph was sitting at the water edge occasionally drawing in a fish on the hand-line he was holding. He looked lonely and disconsolate. Curt won- dered whether Sonya had really told him the truth about her trip. Ralph was an unselfish soul, but to bring the girl he loved into that country and help her join another man seemed a bit too self-effacing even for him. Probably she had spun him some lie. As he brought Paul an extra rock he was startled by the low quavering | cal] of an owl six hundred yards out tended to vanish for a more articulate and more creative upon the lake. He dropped the rock, stood listening. LeNoir? It couldn’t be; the red star was nearly two hours high. But then the call came again, no nearer but louder; and he distinctly caught the falsetto quality of it. “Hell! It is LeNoir, Paul! come early for her.” Paul nodded. “Yes, it's he. Siam Klale and he must want to get the whole business over with tonight!” They crouched down behind the rocks and waited. Curt's eyes were upon the tent, where Sonya would come out. He had not imagined that her going would be an o1deal, he had even thought he would take a sav He's | age pleasure in being free of her universe of armchair listeners to actor chatter over | |the ether. | | for good; but now when she actually »was leaving, it seemed impossible to let her go. When she stepped outside the tent and looked around cautiously to see where Paul and he were, he rose up. overwhelmed by the impulse to go down there and keep her from leav ing. Paul checked him, took a part of the burden of decision upon him “Don't, partner! You'd be sorry Let ber leave. She'll be in no dan: ger. Remember, we are following her and can see that she gets safely out.” Sonya hurried on down the island In the owl dusk her slender form grew fainter and fainter till Curt no longer saw her. A canoe grated on the pea-gravel as she tugged at public is the enormous the craft to get it afloat. A dark blur moved away from shore. Curt cov ceived by the President is now about 6,000. The record ered his face with his hands to shut was made one day last week, were hauled to the White House. and month after month t& tions from private citizens into the Executive offices. Its significance is more than that of the “fan mail” which has been made banal by movie stars. 5 flood of communica- when 11,000 letters | out the sight of it. When he looked Day after day up agaln, the blur was gone. AUL touched his arm, moments afterward. “We'd better be somewhere else in an hour from now. This island Obviously the President does not read many of | 1s golng to have visitors.” those letters. Perhaps his retaries read only a !small proportion. Nevertheless all the letters are opened and read by somcone them and classify them the President is able to use Curt pulled himself together *“Yes, we'd better go,” he said jerk- With a staff to sift | ily. “We'll take what we need of our outfit and get away to one of or> of them, that a bridge be built across Gas-/this mass of letters as an index of public opinion. | these other islands, and then split tir2au Channel, linking Juneau and Douglas, is aprarently provided for by a recent allotment of $20)000 from Public Works funds to the Alaska Rc @ Commi n Only a few of the others require Coagressional action for their fulfilment. Where no such sclion is necessary, it is to be hoped that Department officials will approve the Governor's recuests and act on them as speedily as possible. “COTTON TOM” SEEKS COMEBACK. It is not news to any body that former Sennwrl T. J. Heflin of Alabama wants to go back to Congress. He never wanted to leave it and quit| only when Alabama Democrats refused to renom-| inaie him after he bolted the party in 1928 by refusing to support Al' Smith for President. But when he seeks a seat in the House of Representa- tives afler so conspicuous a career in the Senate his effort at a comeback must be regarded serious-| ly. Primarily, only Alabamans are concerned in his ambitions, but the rest of the country really| feels that “Cotton Tom" belongs to an era better | forgotten. He talked himself out of the Senate. We hope that he will {ind it impossible to talk himself back into Congress via the Hcuse. Among other things, he pledges himself to aid the Roosevelt Administra- tion by reviving debate in the House. Though his wvoice has not been heard in the Senate for some ‘time, it has not been forgotten. Nor will it be for years. The memory of it, and of his style of ' debate, s enough to make all friends of the Ad- tion hope that his ambition will go un- Years ago the House of Representatives adopted e committee form of forwarding legislation. Most work of the House, in fact practically all of important work, is done in committee hearings discussions. While the method falls short ction, it is difficult to see how it could Dis- It is not an infallible index. But it is a valuable device when checked against press opinion, reports lof political leaders and other evidences of what the people are thinking about. An encouraging interprestation of this flood of letters to the President is to assume that it is a new pillar of democratic government, enabling the Chief Executive to listen to the people themselves, rather than to organized political blocs and economic interests. If that is the proper interpretation the |President’s colossal mail is an interesting milestone |{in political evolution. In the future New York's liquor must have its ingredients plainly stated on each bottle. That's going to cramp the style of the knaves and trick- sters who have been long on sulphuric acid and tin rust.—(Philadelphia Inquirer.) The Drys are now to take the field, according to the State Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, but it is after even the goal posts have vamxhed.T(New York Sun.) Let's not be discouraged if recovery comes only by degrees. It is something that we have jumped from the fire into the frying pan.—(Detroit News.) Nudism does prevent an advantage to those talk- ative souls who want to illusttate their monologue about their operation.—(Ohio State Journal)) As far as the game of footba. is concerned, declares a Western veteran, the coach must always be ready to take it. Yep, and as far as his job is concerned, to leave it.—(Boston Herald.) In several States of the nation, As far as one can see, The popular concept of justice Is more or less up a tree. 2 —(Buffalo Courier Express.) A sight to make the gods laugh: A person like |Hitler telling a person like Einsteln where to head {in—(Akron Beacon-Journal.) It he flaupts the legend, “We Do Our Part,” and | mw.hg'ljunlnnhfmh(ut— then - (Detrolt News.) up.” “Frangols and Jocku haven’t come back.” Curt turned toward the caribou island, barely visible in the deep dusk. It just then occurred to him that he had not heard the guides shoot. Thelr sflence was strange: they had been gone long enough to make two such trips. He hurried to the lower end, launched the remaining canoe and darted down lake. A few rods off- shore he called In a guarded voice: “Jocku! You and Frangols get out of there. Come alive! We haven't any time to waste.” No answer came back. His voice sent the little band of caribou tear- ing through the swamp birch to the other side of the island, but neither Frangois nor Jocku answered. The explanation dawned on him with a crash. He remembered, too late, that the guides had sat off by themselves all day, talking in low ORBIDDEN VALLEY By Wikliom Bynon Mowery tones; and that Jocku had acted) queerly when he came to make his request. Now he saw through the whole ruse. Their trips after a cari- pou had been a scheme to secure a canoe and get away. Those two had deserted! He whirled the canoe around and started back to camp, swearing at the evil luck that dogged every step he took. The treachery of those na- tives was little short of disaster. He had counted heavily on them to take Ralph back south: and now they had sneaked away. the pair of cowards, and Nichols was left on his hands. It he and Paul were encumbered with Ralph on their swift shadowy trip. they would not stand a ghost of a chance. Before he had gone very far he heard a rifle shot down stream. He stopped short, listened. A mile south, down where the river nar- rowed to a bottle neck, a flurry of shots sounded. The dull thud of the guns was unmistakable—the heavy bear Winchesters of Jocku and Frangois. Those two guides were in trouble; they'd run into an am- bush! One of the Winchesters suddenly stopped. The other shot four times more. Then, faintly in the taut si- lence, a long-drawn yell wafted up river, more a scream than any ar- ticulate word. Piercing, vibrant with terror, it sent shivers through Curt. It was a man’s death cry. Al] his anger changed to heartfelt pity. “Poor devils!” he said softly. “They got it. The Klosohees had a parly at that narrows, to cut us off it we tried to break away.” E whipped on ashore, goaded by the memory of that ery. Paul had heard it too, and knew what it meant. Working swiftly, they made ready to leave. They left the tents standing, abandoned most of the supplies and all the heavier things; took nothing but guns, blankets and food for a few days. “Carry this stuff to the canoe,” Curt directed. “I'll go get Ralph.” As he hurried up the island, he tried to figure how he might salvage his plans. Perhaps they could take tary river where the Klosohees were not likely to come, and secrete him in some cave, with food and camp necessities, to be picked up later when they had fin.shed with Karak- han. It was possible. “Ralph! Come along with me. We're pitching away from this place on the jump.” Ralph got up quickly. what's the matter?” “I'll tell you later. Let’s get into the canoe and put distance between us.” “Where's Sonya?” Ralph queried, winding up his fish line. “Don’t ask questions now, man, for Lord's sake! And let that line go. Come on, we're leaving here—" He bit the sentence off. Out upon the lake to the west a “merganser” called. From north and south came answers. Curt stared in the direction of that first call. For a moment he saw nothing. Then his eyes picked up five blurred mottles, out at the limit of vision. He peered sharply at them. Canoes; Five Klosohee canoes! He spun around with Ralph and ran down toward Paul. If only they could get out upon the lake, they might make a running battle of it and lose themselves in a maze of reedy islets half a mile east. At the lower tip of the island his partner’s gun ripped the night si- lence with a sharp cr-aa-ck. When he reached Paul, the latter was kneeling down and clipping a fresh magazine into his smoking rifle. “Look!” Paul grabbed his arm. “8ix of them! Coming in at us!” Curt looked where he pointed. Three hundred yards offshore half a dozen sinister shadows were loom- ing out of the dusk. Paul’s volley had checked their headlong dash, they had scattered to make the target harder; but they were coming straight on, alming for that lower tip. “Lord—they’ve got us!"” Curt gasped. Before they could possibly * get their canoe launched and out of the shallows, those dancing shadows would be upon them. By a margin of minutes, the precious minutes lost in hunting for Jocku and Fran- gols, they had failed to get away. A few stray arrows, already swish-' ing into the sand around them, em- phasized the point. “Let’s get back to our rocks,” he ordered. “Nothing to do mow but shoot it out.” They turned and ran for the shel- ter. | (Copyright, 1938. William B. Motwery) Tomorrow tragedy darkens he talana forts. oo i “Why, e UNITED FOOD CO. - CASH GROCERS Phone 16 We Deliver LUN Meats—Phone 16 Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. | {an i O e PSS | 20 YEARS AGO | veage aco) L i 8 J. W. Woodford, who had come into Juneau from Carlson Creek to spend Christmas, had returned to his work in that section. Mr. Woodford was 2ngaged as an engi- the development of the water rights on Carlson Creek for the Thane companies. | Wi Ferguson, at the Cain Hotel, had on2 of the most curious gold nuggets probably ever seen in Alaska. It was in the shape of a small sourdough hoteake, about four inches across and a quarter of an inch thick and was valued at over $400. B. M. Behrends had purchased | from the Pacific Coast Company a strip of ground near the Decker float so as to give him a clear right of way from the Decker prop- erty on Pront street to the water- front. The consideration was $1,500. The Juneau Athletic Club had been organized with Leonard Hurl- butt, president and H. F. Cain, secretary. It was an answer to istent demand on the part of many Juneau residents who had | becn actively discussing the need for some time. The club with the | idea of getting mnecessary support, was to give is initial dance on Thursday evening January 8, in the Elks’ hall. It was the inten- | tion of the club to give a series of Thursday night dances and to buy equipment to furnish a first class gymnasium with the proceeds. — -t — NOTICE Finding it necessary to liquidate on coal and feed accounts, on and |after January 2nd, 1934, ccal and | feed will be sold for cash only. | —adv. something out of the wreckage of | Ralph several miles up some tribu- | SN NN e D. B. FEMMER, - eee Daily Empire Want Ads Pay Peace . . . comes with sorrow when the final de- tails are attended to by the competent staff of this estab- lishment. The use of our chapel is offered without cost. Funerals, complete in every detail— The Charles W. Carter Mortuary PHONE 136-2 “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” v — | PROFESSIONAL | o ] Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massaze, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Coldstein Building Phone Office, 218 | L . — Rose A. 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