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

T R 0 0 oD g ot AT 75 . AR L i) e Daily Alaska Empire MOBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGER Published every evening except Sunday by the PIRE_PRINTING COMPANY at Sgcond and Main ts, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ®ellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month, By mail, tage paid, at the following rates: Onoyyel.r. 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 ia the delivery of their papers. its operations. Its remarkable and sustained suc- cess is cause for deep thankfulness to this com- munity and others nearby. Its growing payrolls, the number of men employed increased from 663 in 1932 to 746 in 1933, attest to the growing pros- perity of the town. The large net surplus, before deductions, $1,- 167,000 in 1933, is not the only outstanding achieve- ment last year. The continued successful deep levei development is most significant both for the com- pany and for Juneau. It means longer life to the property, larger payrolls and consequently bigger and better business for the community. As import- ant as has been the part the Alaska Juneau has played here in the past, it is evident that it will play an even more important part in the future Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associnted Press is .xclusicely entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwisc credited in this paper and also the local news published herela ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. PRESIDENT SOUNDS RIGHT NOTE. In his annual message to Congress, President Roosevelt sounded a note that ought to appeal to members of that body and find ready approbation throughout the country regardless of party. The message was a kindly document, a nonpartisan one. It acknowledged the great work done by the same body in its special session last Spring and Summer when “politics took a vacation.” It asked for the same sort of co-operation during this session. Perhaps it would be too much to expect that the Republicans, with a Congressional election coming along next Fall, to go that far. Undoubtedly, they will be more active politically than they were in the| special session. That they will criticise often and sharply is a foregone conclusion. Constructive criti- cism is always welcome. A militantly vigilant min- ority is a fine thing for the majority. But mere captious fault-finding, criticism for partisan gains only without regard for the effect it might have upon the gains already made against the depression, is something not to be condoned. The country is not in a mood to do it either. The cold reception given the latest pamphleteering done by the Re- publican National Committee ought to at least make that party cm*tious for the present. Yet it seems to have taught Representative Bert- rand Snell, Republican Minority Leader in the| House, very little. His comment that he was not| willing to give President Roosevelt any power that any Republican President had not possessed is typical |Dane, |industry. for many, many years. Looking for a substitute that wili pay as well as work has been the ruination of many. It will never win any more than a siow horse wins the race. Work wins lasting victories, makes real men, builds homes, erects factories and makes peaceful communities. Doggone it! Here's Southern California, just recovering from an earthquake, hit by disastrous floods, and so far Flarida has escaped scot free. Seems like something ought to be done about it. Knud Rasmussen. (New York Times.) The name of Knud Rasmussen, who died in Copenhagen yesterday, was identified with explora- tion in Greenland, and particularly with studies of the Eskimos, as that of no other had been. He had the advantage over other explorers of being able to speak the Eskimo language. His ancestors on the maternal side were Eskimos, and he was the elder son of Pastor Christian Rasmussen, for twenty years a missionary in Southwest Greenland. The son had Eskimo playmates until his fourteenth year, and as a boy was educated in Greenland, after- ward graduating at the Copenhagen University. He served as ethnographer with the Erichsen expedition to North Greenland, 1902-04. Thereafter Rasmussen was, it might a!most be said, always in Greenland. | He was continually backed by the Danish Govern- ment, which sent him out for educational purposes as well as to explore and do scientific work. He received many decorations from British, French, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian and American societies, and wrote several books. He established trading stations in Greenland, one of them 800 miles from the Pole, at North Star Bay. No less than five of | the Thule expeditions were commanded by Ras- mussen. v His writings made him the foremost authority | on the Eskimos. “The People of the Polar North” is a treasury of folklore. It is in the form of stories and deals to a large extent with the most northerly | group of nomads, who range from one settlement | to another between Cape York and Cape Alexander, 76 and 78 degrees north latitude. Rasmussen was attracted to the Far North, not by the lure of ex- ploration, but by the desire to interpret the religious beliefs, legends and recollections of a remote and isolated people. The Polar Eskimos are now few in number and might have vanished without trace but for the sympathetic studies of the Eskimo-oorn with his keen discernment and prodigious of the purely politically minded. Regardless of emer- gencies, no matter what the national stress might be, or how distressed people might become, he would | deny President Roosevelt power to act merely because | President Hoover, or some other Republican Chief | Executive didn’t have it. That attitude represents defeatism at its worse, and is strikingly at varls.nce‘ Victoricus Women. (New York World-Telegram.) Mrs. Charles H. Sabin and the 1,500,000 members | of the Women's Organization for National Prohibi- tion Reform, having fought the good fight through to victory, held their final meeting at Washington with the broad-minded, liberal position taken by this week and disbanded. Mr. Roosevelt. By his frank and friendly address to the Con- gress, the President has strengthened his position, | because he has added to the already tremendous prestige he posscsses throughout the country. He sch 3 1 in 191 aska has placed education of its budget. It was It has grown generous since, said it is prodigal. It has at- tempted to zive a workable education to every child within its berd Due to its vast area and the wide scattering of communities costs have been high, as was to have been expected. Yet this has not deterred the Territory from assuming in some com- munities all the cost of schools, including building, | oporation and maintenance, and in defraying the | greater proportion of costs in every community, | libe a in fact, some have reg ardless of size, of maintenance and operation. 1 For many ycars, schoolhouses were built, renled} or bought wherever there were sufficient children to organize school. During the past three years, | however, lack of funds due to the depressed condi- tica of industry has made it impossible to continue this policy. It was about all the Territory could | do to defray operating and maintenance costs of existing institutions. However bad the need might be, it wasn't felt economically possible to do any building. The fact that no school was closed, and no school term was curtailed by reason of lack of funds is greatly to the Territory's credit and is in striking contrast to what has taken place in the school systems of almost all the States. Thus, the allocation of $175,000 for construction «of 19 new school buildings and additions to three others is particularly timely. Not only will the expenditure of this money, together with some $30,- 000 appropriated by the last Legislature, furnish employment in as many communities as there are schools in the project, but it will be of lasting . social benefit to Alaska. To Commissioner Anthony E. Karnes, head of the school system, who initiated the program and .~ worked out its details, Gov. Troy, who not only included it in the Territorial PWA list but who urged its importance personally while in Washing- "~ ton, and Delegate Dimond for his active interest g in keeping it alive, all the credit for its adoption - by the Public Works Administration is due. ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR A-J. Nineteen thirty-three was another great year for the Alaska Juneau. Its management is to be con- gratulated on the splendid showing made by the ‘great local property. Those who direct its opera- and those who have a part in them, down humble worker on the payrolls, have be proud of the years record as out- Mr. Metzgarls statement appearing in The v interested in the mine and But the great work these women did for the cause of repeal, the influence they exerted in the 1932 national party conventions, their backing of the Democratic platform regardless of party affiliations, their invaluable aid in rallying the States to ratify certainly deserved a better response that Mr. Snell, the Twenty-first Amendment—all these things will spokesmen | {he THouss Republicans, chose to Dé Temembered, we think, as long as the nation give him. remembers its historic deliverance from a dire national mistake. Mrs. Sabin, Mrs. Courtlandt Nicoll, Mrs. John MORE =CHOOLHOUSES FOR ALASKA. Sheppard, Mrs. Edward S. Moore and many others have shown leadership and organizing ability of the Since the creation of the Territorial public highest order. Women are said to be lacking in logic. Yet Mrs. Sabin’s logic is excellent in holding that since con- trol of liquor has been resiuied to the States, vhe influence of women should likewise return to within State lines. She says: We recognize the fact that the forty-eight States are now, in effect, forty-eight labora- tories wherein experiments in liquor control will be carried on for years to come. The educational program conducted by our or- ganization during the last four years and a host of sincere and enlightened women leaders is our insurance that these experi- \ ments will be carried on intelligently . . . We must not repeat the mistakes of the ‘Women’s Christian Temperance Union and . the Anti-Saloon League. It is not alone in the field of legislation that jwomen can henceforth help. Their influence should prove even greater on the social side. Now that repeal is secured, no one can do more than wives, mothers, sisters and sweethearts toward \spreading habits of moderate, socialized, discriminat- |ing use of alcoholic beverages. Not only can they \make it smart to be legal; they can make it seem las silly as swill down liquor as to “hog” food. |They can’t cure all drunkards, but they can make /it increasingly “bad form” to be drunk. All alphabetical recovery schemes may not reach expectations. But of the CWA it may be said: It will be a great achievement if it accomplishes the restoration of the manhood of men who were slip- ping.—(Toledo Blade.) Another thing about nudist marriages is the bride’ll never have to worry in after years about the moths getting in her old wedding gown.—(Ohio State Journal.) Railroad and steamship companies report that an unusual rush of winter travel is expected this month. Sure, that's the rum runners going on their vacation.—(Boston Transcript.) Americanism — Being dangerously #l for four years; hiring a new doctor; calling him a quack because his first dose of pills failed to effect « omplete cure.—(Akron Beacon-Journal.) All of us denounce capitalists with the left side of our brains, and hope to become capitalists with the right side of our brains.—(Atchison Globe.) You'd never suspect, from looking at charity lists, that the basic evils of our economic system are too much wheat, corn, potatoes, meat, poultry, eggs, milk and fruit.—(Lorain, Ohio, Journal.) Repeal is all right, but how are they going to enforce it?—(Boston Globe.) SYNOPSIS: Deserting Curt Tens nyson, who has not only met and frieiided her in the Canadiam s but has fallen in love with 7, Sonya Volkov has slipped away from camp to join the internationat crook, Igor Karakhan. Curt is trys ing to capture Karakhan. —Curt, with his partner, Paul, and_Ralph Nichols, Sonya’s former aid, are left_stranded o an island in the middle of a lake with neither ca- noes nor provisions after an at- tack by the Klosohee Indians that has been inspired by Karakhan. Ralph is desperately wounded. Chapter 37 TENN-OG AGAIN VER and over again Curt swore to himself, “I'm going to get off this island!” If he could not walk or fly or paddle away, he at least could swim away. DBut they could not abandon Ralph. To take Ralph with them they would have to get a boat, and the only chance of doing that was for one of them to swim over to the mainland camp after dark and try to steal a canoe. He himself would have to go. Paul could not; like most men born bé- side the cold waters of the north, he ; could hardly swim at all. “Besides our own lives,” he add- ed, “there’s Ralph to be considered. If we have a canoe, we can drop DDEN VALLEY by Witliam Bynon Moweny down to the Iskitimwah mouth in| up, on the sand. Thoroughly mysthk fied, he swam in, struck bottom and waded ashore. Paul came running to meet him, bringing his clothes. “Partner! It's Tenn-Og! He fetch- ed us a canoe!” “Wha-aa-tt:” “He came just as soon as it was dark enough that the others wouldn’t see him. If you don't believe me, there’s the boat and there he is!™ “What's the idea?" “He says he met Sonya over at their camp just after the fight last night, and she told him to bring us a boat.” “Humph! LeNoir's using him to bait some deadfall for us. Let’s find out what his game is.” He dressed quickly, walked over to Tenn-Og, nodded to him. “It's a surprise to see you, friend. So you brought us a canoe. That's fine! But why?” Tenn-Og pointed to his forehead and shoulder wounds, as a reminder that the white strangers had once helped him. “Is the white girl over there at the camp?” Curt asked. She had left last night, Tenn-Og said. LeNoir had started her north to the white man in charge of three dependable guides. “Wasn't it you last evenings,” Curt | inquired sardonically, “who led | The water was numbing cold at first. twenty-four hours, and in six more we'll be up at old John’s lake. If Smash is waiting there, as he ought to be, we can have Ralph over on the Pacific Coast, in the hospital at Prince Rupert, in thirty-six hours.” Paul glanced acros: that mile of icy slapping water. “You'd stand one chance in twenty-five of getting over to that camp and one in a hundred of stealing a canoe without getting killed.” “But if 1 don’t go, we don’t stand any chance at all. As soon as it gets dark enough I'm going. It had better be tonight; tomorrow night will only find us weaker.” The slight hope of getting away or at least of doing something be- sides waiting helplessly heartened them a little. Curt happened to re- member about Ralph’s har d-line the previous evening and went looking for it. A small chub was on the line when Curt pulled it in. He cut the chub into bait, threw the line out, caught a gray trout and half a dozen mullets. They scorched the fis over a little wisp of fire and had their first meal in thirty hours. TWILIGHT came earlier than usu al, for the sky was still clouded. They walked up to the north tip, and Curt stripped for his swim. The lake still ran wild with whitecaps. He shook hands with Paul, waded out and started for the near island. The water was numbing cold at first, but he struck up a vigorous pace that kept the chill out of his blood. In twenty minutes he raised his head and saw a spruce islet, his first stop, not far in front of him. At about that same time he heard a distant guarded shout. It sounded like Paul calling to him. He halted. listened, teard nothing more, and swam on. A minute later four shots came rolling across the lake. The peculiar sequence of them — — - — stopped him short. It was a signal between him and Paul; they had used it a dozen times to summon each other. He turned around and headed back for the camp island. Seventy-five yards off the lower tip, he made out two men standing | at the wave edge. Nearer, he recog- wized Paul, and saw a canoe drawn The music was to be furnished by | —— —adv. e } YEARS AGO PFrom The Empire Lot s i 3 JANUARY 4, 1914 H 1 Members of the Territorial Med- | ical Board were to meet on Janu-, ary 6 in the Malony building and ' among other matters were to dis- cuss the formulation of additional e———— legislation, particularly legislation| with the improvement of the con- |} ditions among the Indians in view.| | Dr. H. C. DeVighne, of Juncau and Dr. J. L. Meyers, of Kefchikan | were to be present. Other members of the board were, Dr. J. M. Sloan, | | and Dr. J. H. Mustard, of Nome; gz T PROFESSIONAL A , HeleueW.L.ALbrechtl — % PHYSIOTHERAPY Massaze, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldsteln Building | Phone Office, 216 | 1 PRI —e Rose A. Andrews | Graduate Nurse Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas-. | sage, Colonic Irrigations Oftice hours 11 am. to 5 p.m. Evenings by Appointment Second and Maln Phone 259 Dr. J. A. Sutherland and Dr. Aline B. Bradley, of Fairbanks; Dr. J. H. Romig, of S:ward and Dr. €. A. Winans of Valde o | i | Following the Christmas vacation | PHONE 496 | the Juneau public schools were to 3 5 reconvene on the following day. = s [ DR AR Jay W. Bell, cl of the district | pps KASER & FREEBURGER court, ‘was to officially cpen the DENTISTS { January term of court on the Blomgren Building { morning of January 5. in the ab- PHONE 56 sence of Judge R. W. Jenninzs, presiding judge, who was to ar- g rive on January 7. | The initial entertainment of the| | Juneay, Athletic Club. a ball to be given in the Elks' hall was attract- ing great enthusiasm in the city. the Juneau orchestra, which had a— E. B. WILSON | Chiropodist—Foot Specialist 401 Goldstein Building Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. | Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telephone 176 l been engaged for the occasion. NOTICE Finding it necessary to iiquidate | on coal and feed accounts, on and after January 2nd, 1934, coal and feed will be sold for cash only. | D. B. FEMMER, " those three canoes down at the north tip of this island?” 3 -0G admitted leading the canoes. But, he added, at the right moment he had pulled his men out of the fight by shouting to them | that the whites were killing the other Klosohees. When he backed off, it had broken up those plans. Curt studied the dusky face sharp- Iy It was the most impassive face he had ever met with, as unreadable as a granite mask. Tenn-Og's ex- | planation did fit the circumstance, the whole story sounded plausible enough; but still he did not quite | believe it. “Siam-Klale and LeNoir have cooked up something for us,” he told Paul. “They want to get it over | with in a hurry, so they’re using this fellow to trap us with. Well, they’ve got another guess coming! And In the meantime we've got canoe!” Curt inspected the craft. It was a twenty-foot birchbark, large enough for five or six people. The Indian had also brought three extra pad- dles, sleeping robes for the four of them, and food—several pounds of | caribou jerky and two large roasted | fish wrapped in leaves. That tempt- ing food made Curt suspicious. “We'd better stay away from ft, Paul. LeNoir is an artist with poison, and it'd be like him to salt grub with strychnine and send it to us.” All thoughts of going on after Karakhan had dropped out of his mind. Sonya could go on, it she wanted to, and Karakhan could get away. It hagd to be. Ralph’s life came first. | They picked up the canoe, took it mearer the barricade, and floated it. After making a bed of the sleep- ing robes, they carried &alph over and laid him in. Curt shoved away, unwordably thankful to see the last of that unlucky island. “Have your friends got canoes out on the lake tonight, watching for | us?" he asked Tenn-Og. “Go that way.” Tenn-Og pointed west. “No canoes there.” He did not | argue or try to persuade, but merely pointed and stated facts. (Qopyright. 1933. William B. Mowery) Tomorrow, Curt decides to trust Tenn-0g. UNITED FOOD CO. CASH GROCERS Phone 16 We Deliver —~— e Meats—Phone 16 LUMBER Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. D e e SRR By ; Juneau Coffee Shop | Obpposite MacKinnon Apts. 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Carter Mortuary PHONE 136-2 “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP The Little Store with the BIG VALUES C. L. FENTON i CHIROPRACTOR Soutn ¥ront St., next to Brownie’s Barber Shop oOrfice Hours: 10-12; 2-5 Evenings by Appointment HI-LINE SYSTEM Groceries—Produce—Fresh and Smoked Meats Hardware Co. CASH AND CARRY ’f: | Front Street, opposite Harris | | | { | | | Holding Fast to Established Principles [ Through all the business changes of forty-two years, the management of The B. M. Behrends Bank has remained the same, and has adhered unfailingly to the established principles of sound and con- servative banking practice. Now, as since 1891, the safety of de- positors’ funds is the first consideration here, and the good will of customers is regarded as the greatest of the assets of the institution. OFFICERS B. M. BEHRENDS, President GUY McNAUGHTON, GEORGE E.CLEVELAND, Cashier Asst. Cashier JAS. W. McNAUGHTON, Asst. Cashier The B. M. 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