The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 10, 1934, Page 4

R —————————— S AR 4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1934 Daily Alaska Empire 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. Qellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas fcr $1.25 per month, By mall, 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 notify the Business Office of any failure 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 use for republication of all news dispatchc. 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. LAST OBSTACLE REMOVED. With the approval of the War Department of plans drafted by the Alaska Road Commission for a bridge across Gastineau Channel, and its granting of a permit for that structure. the last technical obstacle to its construction is removed. There only remains now to design plans and prepare specifica- tions that will be within the limits of, the funds made available, or that will not be so excessively above that figure that any necessary additional funds cannot be had. This, we believe, is perfectly feasible. It will take sometime to prepare the plans and call for bidse on the project. Probably 90 days will elapse before actual construction work can be launched. 1Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer of the Commission, has programmed it so that no time will be wasled. As soon as plans and specifications for the piers are ready, bids will be called for on them. Then the span will be drafted and bids sought on it. Next the contracts for building the approaches will be let. In this manner work will actually keep apace of the drafting of plans. and no time will be lost. In this way, the Gastineau Channel Bridge, will become a reality probably within the year. “SLIM” WILLIAMS AT THE FAIR. The Alaska Exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition at Chicago, in the opinion of most of those qualified to pass judgment, was not anything to write home about. During the early weeks even the attendants didn't seem to have taken more than a nominal amount of interest in it. Several Alas- kans, returning from a visit to the exposition, complained that they were not even able to get into the imitation log cabin that houses the Territory’s exhibit. During the later months of the fair, there seems to have been a marked change for the better. The main reason for that seems to have been in the person of Clyde C. (Slim) Williams, Copper Center resident, who drove a dog team and basket sled from his home to Chicago and made his headquarters at the Alaska building. “Slim” not only captivated Mrs. Herber Hoover, he won the attention of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and thousands of lesser per- sonages. He seems to have made such a good job of it that he was invited by Mrs. Roosevelt to visit the White House which he has done. Having no special axe to grind, he just talked to the Presi- dent about the “great country we have” here in Alaska. “Slim” undoubtedly has been a fine am- bassador. He and his dogs are entitled to fill a return encagement when the Chicago exposition resumes later this year. Some means should be fcund to make it possible for him to do so without expense and he should receive some recompense for his services which have been of real value. YELLOW AND BLACK COLORS BEST FOR TRAFFIC SIGNS. Black letters on a “Federal yellow” background arvest the attention of the average observer to a greater degree than any other combination of colors, accordidng to tests of highway signs by engineers of the United States Bureau of Public Roads and the United States Bureau of Standards. The yellow background was found also to be more conspicuous by ‘contrast with the average natural or artificial background. Ingenious apparatus was devised for these tests so that observers, selected to represent actual and potential motor vehicle drivers, viewed the signs at various distances for different intervals of time A distance of 350 feet was found to be the point at which there was an abrupt falling off in the readibility of the signs used in the tests. “Slow,” “Stop,” “Curve,” “Zone,” and “Turn,” were among the words used in the tests. The signs tested by daylight were of the 24-inch square and octagonal shapes conforming to the standards adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials. The shortest time in which the sign wording could ! be read distinctly apparently was from 10 to 06| seconds. Reflecting buttons improved the readability of! signs at night so that 90 per cent of the observers read the wording correctly at 200 feet when lighted by standard motor headlights as compared with 70 per cent for nonreflecting signs. “It should be possible to prohibit the use of ‘Federal yellow' for any roadside use other than official highway signs,” the report of the inves- tigators comments. New England squirrels are reported migratmgi toward the South in large numbers. Sign of a| hard winter ahead, or are they headed for Wash- ington now that Congress is in session? “Farthest North in Nalvette: Imaging that men wont drink as much sitting down as they would standing up."—(Los Angeles Times.) And that sounds much like a slam at the Alaska Beer Law. “Be careful what you write your wife in con- cidence; it can be used against you in a criminal action,” says an Empire headline. Worse than that—it's sure to be used against you at home when some inauspicious occasion arises. An Heir to the Oldest Throne. (New York Herald Tribune.) There is no present within the power of men| lor gods to bestow that could have been half so| welcome to the Japanese people at this holiday season as that which the Empress Nagako presented | to the nation early Friday morning. This fifth child but first son of the Emperor Hirohito is accepted | by an overwhelming majority of the Japanese people, | with unshakable faith, as the direct descendant in the 125th generation of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Dailjingu, the celestial patroness of the ‘Yamato | race. They also believe as faithfully that in this baby's veins runs the blood of Jimmu Tenno, who | was born 2,645 years ago, who established the im- | perial power at the age of fifty-two and who reigned | | thereafter seventy-five years. { There is a class of sophisticated Japanese, with a critical knowledge of their country’s history, who | agree with Occidental scholars in finding the first| thousand years of this remarkable lineage shroudedj in impenetrable mist. Bat from the fifth century | of our era to the present the history of the Japanese imperial family’s unbroken line is unimpeachable; so this new-born scion of a hundred serene majes- ties, more or less, is not only the lates: and most important offshoot of the world's oldest reigning dynasty, but he probably has the longest clearly established genealogy of all living mortals excepl | that of the descendants of Confucius. 1 There was a very long period within the au- thentic history of Japan, extending from the time when there were still heathen kings in England‘ down to the close of our own Civil War, during which the Mikados of Dai Nippon enjoyed much more sanctity than administrative power. Early in the seventh century the imperial court became so devoutedly attached to Buddhism that it was the fashion for emperors to abdicate early in their careers in favor of their minor heirs and -to give their maturity to religious contemplation. In the year 670 A. D. the Fujiwara family established the | system of hereditary regencies in the name of the divinely descended Mikados and held it for four centuries, losing it in the eleventh century to the | Taira clan, which lost it in turn to the Mina- motos, who established the Shogunate in 1190 A. D.. In 1867 the fifteenth and last of the Tokogawa | Shoguns surrendered his power to the Emperorl and abolished his office so that, in the face of| Occidental pressure, authority could be concen-; trated in the hands of the Mikado to whom all the mutually suspicious and hostile clans were bound by a religious loyalty that was inviolable. The | traditions and principles which bound the aristo- MR. AND MRS. VAN MAVERN Ithe Pacific Coast, we are both ex- in Ju- RETURN ON ALASKA FROM VACATION IN THE SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. A. VanMavern re- turned to their home here on the steamer Alaska last night from a visit of nearly two months in.the States. Mr. Van Mavern is repre- senting the West Coast Grocery and other lines in the Territory. MR. AND MRS. W. R. SEAVERS RETURN FROM TWO MONTH VACATION TRIP IN SOUT H After a two-month ftrip during which they visited both friends and relatives in California and Arizona, Mr. and Mrs. W. Reed Seavers returned to Juneau last night on the steamer Alaska. Mrs. Seavers’ health was greafly im- proved by the trip. “While business conditions gen- erally are improving gradually on | tremely glad to be back neau,” Mr. Seavers said today. ments. — .- MERCHANT AND WIFE ARE “ON WAY TO DUTCH HARBOR FROM VACATION After spending the last and one-half months vacationing in the states on a combined pleas- ure and business trip, Mr. and Mrs. | George Gardner are returning to their home at Dutch Harbor. They are bound for Seward on the Al- aska and there will make connec- tions for the west. south on the last trip of the steam- er Victoria last fall. Mr. Gardner ijs a prominent merchant at Dutch J Harbor. “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” 10th o’ the Month Specials DRESSES from Now Only $3.95 Remaining Pattern and Tailored HATS-50 cents COAT SWEATERS all to go for $1.00 Remaining UMBRELLAS, $1.95 Shop With Us Before You Buy Elsewhere Store Open Wednesday Evening Until 9 o’clock Ui oren) “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” C several groups each Sale Lot of crats and the Samurai to this oldest and most !f sacred Japanese family are binding teday upon all Japanese of all classes; and they not only give the Japanese nation a family solidarity that is without parrellel elsewhere, but they endow the Emperor with a real authority to which no other living ler of a first class power aspires in his dreams.' The importance of a male heir to all this power.§ dignity and sanctity is beyond the conception of any Occidental people; and so, therefore, is the satis- faction which the Japanese are deriving from Fri- day's happy event. Expert names Franklin Roosevelt as the most | charming person in the world. Probably because he is the first President in 20 years to hypnotize Congress.—(Dallas News.) 2 for S$1 RECORD SALE Continues * THOUSANDS OF RECORDS TO CHOOSE FROM JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Oppasite George Brothers George Brothers Grocery = INDIAN “INDIAN.” and save. ——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 is A COAL with a Price that should appeal to every Coal consumer in Juneau Egg-Lump $11 per ton ACIFIC COAST COAL (o. 4i2 - JUNEAU ALASKA At present, Mr. and Mrs. Seavers | are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. | T. A. Morgan in the Empire Apart- IN SOUTH two They went Prom The Empire JANUARY 19, 1914 Rev. Livingston F. Jones, more than a score of years in} charge of the Presbyterian Indian | missionary work in Juneau, left on the Spokane on his way to Los Angeles, where he planned to live in the future. Although the previous season was' a disappointing one to most of| ka, there was still an optimistic/ outlook for the industry in the fu- ture, according t> R. E. Davis head of the Tee Harbor Packing Com- pany, who arrived in Juneau on the Al-Ki. Citizens of Craig were circulat- ing a petition for the establish- ment of a government wireless sta- {tion at that place to serve the people of the West Coast. Deputy Marshal McMullen of that place | wrote to U. S Marshal H. L. Faulk- |ner to get support for the petition |in the Capitol City. Many of the large mining com- panies of this part of Alaska had| }shawn their public spirit by paying | their Territorial Tax, although it | was well understood there was no |legal way in which to force them | to, with the standing of the law |at the time. | Judge and Mrs. John F. Malony {left on the Princess May for a trip | | | | to the States. | | | i Libby, McNeill and Libby filed {articles of incorporation with Ter- | ritorial Secrétary Charles E. David- son. L. C. Ehle was president and the capitol was placed at $100,000. i [ The Goldstein Improvement com- |pany filed articles of incorpora- ’tion with Secretary of the Terri- {tory, Charles E. Davidson. Capital | stock was placed at $100,000 of which $30,000 was paid up. Charles | Goldstein, Laura Goldstein and | Alvin Goldstein were incorporat- ors and directors. | | Daily Empire Want Ads Pay! G FINE | Watch and Jewelry Repairing | at very reasonable rates | WRIGHT SHOPPE |_ PAUL BLOEDHORN Deep . . . understanding of hu- man feelings enables us to impart dignity to that service which adds “Final” to life. We overlook no de- ~ tail Funerals, com- plete in every respect. The Charles W. Carter Mortuary PHONE 136-2 “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” 20 YEARS AGO = the cannerymen of Southeast Alas- | \ e Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massaze, Electricity, ILfra Red \ Ray, Medical Gymnastics. | 307 Goldstein Building | | Phone Office, 216 'l' o Ble s R —e Rose A. Andrews | Graduate Nurse i | Eleetric Cabivet Baths—Mas- | sage, Colonic Irrigations Office hours 11 am. to 5 pm. Evenings by Appointment | Second and Main Phone 15!" s e E. B. WILSON |- | Chiropodist—Foot Specialist ’ | 401 Goldstein Building | | PHONE 496 i S SN = USSP S P RO | DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER ; | DENTISTS { Blomgren Building | | PHONE 56 | Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telephone 176 AR A T Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. !! Of-ice nours, 9 am. to 5 pm. ~venings by appointment, H Phone 321 | ~~ > Opt. D. Greduate Los Angeles Col- | lege of Optemetry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground s Robert Simpson I l B . DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist—Optician { Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted | | Room 7. Valentine Bldg. ! Office Pnone 484; Residence | | Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 | | to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 | TR ® Dr. Richard Williams il B. P. O. every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. L. W. Turoff, Exalt- OF Gastineau Channel Fraternal Societies | [} 1 ELKS meets d 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 attcnd. Chambers, Fifth Strecl. Councll JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary s Our iru’ks go sny place amy, time. A tank for Diesel Oll | and a tank for crude oil save ' burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 148 Wise to Call 48 Juneau Transfer Co. when in need of MOVING or STORAGE Fuel Oil Coal Transfer Konnerup’s MORE for LESS = K S R 147 L JUNEAU-YOUNG | Funeral Parlors | Licensed Funeral Directers | and Embalmers | 8| | Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 -— L OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | Gastineau Buudmg.‘ Phone 481 | | s Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Houvss 9 am. to 6 pm. ] SEWARD BUILDING ©Office Phone 409, Res. | Phone 276 ——— B DENTIST i —_— SABIN’S | Everything in Furnishings for Mem TeE JuneEau LAunDRY Franklin Street betweem | Front an2 Second Streets | | ' JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP The Little Store with the BIG VALUES C. L. FENTON CHIROPRACTOR South ¥ront St., next to Brownie's Barber Shop Orfice Hours: 10-12; 2-8 Evenings by Appointment - T HLLINE SYSTEM Groceries—Produce—Fresh I\ and Smoked Meats Front Street, opposite Harris | | Hardware Co. | '| CASH AND CARRY | i Through all the forty-two years, the GUY McNAUGHTON, Cashier The B. M. ‘ Holding Fast to Established Principles ® B. M. Behrends Bank has remained the same, and has adhered unfailingly to the established principles of sound and con- servativq banking practice. Now, as since 1891, the safety of de- positors’ funds is the first consideration JAS. W. MCNAUGHTON, Asst. Cashier business changes of management of The GEORGE E. CLEVELAND, Asst. Cashier Behrends " JUNEAU FROCK ; SHOPPE “Exclusive but not Expensive” -,——.___‘ HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Rooms | ELEVATOR SERVICE | CARBAGE HAULEDI | E O:DAVIS | | TELEPHONE 584 ‘ Day Phone 371 | , m‘l.u MOTORS | MAYTAG PRODUCTS i ’ W. P. JOHNSON ! — 2 ' 1 here, and the good will of customers is ! Gastineau Building l regarded as the greatest of the assets of EVERYTHING I the institution. ELECTRICAL ’ QFFICERS 18 | B. M. BEHRENDS, President - gy oo L -