The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 7, 1934, Page 4

ek 4 e 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. Tntered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dslivered by carrier In Juneay and Douglas for $1.25 r mont mall, postage pald, at the following rates: One year, 18 advance, $12.00; six months, In advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity the delivery of their pa 5 Te?epfinne for Efllmrhl lnd Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Fress is exclusively entitled to t 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. AGAIN LEA JUNEAU At 2 slight risk of appearing boastful about this community’s preeminence in population, we cite compar: ¢ figures for the recent municipal elec- tions here and in Ketchikan. In the latter city, the total registration was 1112. This was 91 less than for 1933. Juneau's registration was 1664, a gain of 238 over the preceding year. The local vote was 1,465. Thus the local registration was 552 larger than that at Ketchikan, and the vote cast was 353 more than the Ketchikan registration. Taking into consideration the respective school populations of the two communities, the registration figures probably are proportionate to the population. The local registration certainly is a measure of the growth here in the past 12 months. It is an indication of the healthy condition of our industries | and justifies the predictions made for continued growth in the immediate future. Conditions are improving, too, in Ketchikan. With revival already under way in the fishing industry, that community is bound to ness, better times generally and it ought soon to be back to the position it occupied a few years back when it was one of the most active and livest towns in the North. \*EVENT OF IMPORTANCE. While e end of July is almost four months | distant, tic uonounced forthcoming visit here or‘ six of the largest and most modern submarines in the American Navy at that time is an event of such note that it merits the suggestion that it be made a civic event of more than ordinary routine. There will be 1,000 officers and men in the force manning the squadron and its surface tenders. This is the largest contingent of the country's armed representatives ever to be the city's guests. It will be something of a task to furnish them with entertainment. It can be done, however, by careful planning and if veery one lends a hand. Visits from vessels from the American fleet in these waters are not yet common. Usually we are honored with the presence of a few destroyers each summer. Of the larger craft, we know little or nothing from personal experience. This, too, applies to the undersea boats. Few here have seen a sub- marine, fewer still have had the opportunity to go aboard one. Thus the visit of the squadron here this Summer will be of exceptional interest. Alaska's long coastline is defenseless. Should trouble occur in the Pacific Ocean area, involving the United States, the submarines will be one of the most important weapons for defending our rhores. That, of course, may not have figured in plans for the coming cruise, but it will not harm anyone for submarine commanders and crews to get some experience in navigation in the waters of the North Pacific Ocean and Alaska's inside channels. ENLARGING OPERATIONS SCOPE. The Alaska subsidiaries of the United States Smelting and Refining Company, the Fairbanks Exploration Company and the Hammond Consoli- dated Goldfields, had one of their finest years in 1933 and expects even better results this year. This en- couraging news was made public recently in the annual report of the parent company. While this is gratify- ing to Alaskans, the news that the company has acquired large blocks of new dredging territory will be even more so, since this assures longer life to its operations. The company is the major employer of labor at Fairbanks and Nome and its prosperity is a matter for concern to all of us. Commenting on its Alaska activities, the com- pany’s annual report said: At Fairbanks, the five dredges operated throughout the season; grade was about the same as in previous year. Yardage of gravel handled was greater and the gold output was increased. Reserves of stripped and thawed ground ahead of the dredges were fully maintained. A large new area of gold dredging ground in the Fairbanks distriet was prospected ' and acquired during the year. Work of equipping and preparing this area for operation has been started and will be diligently prosecuted with the aim of bringing it into production as soon as possible. The operations of this area will require at least two new dredges. Values shown by the prospecting already done are satisfactory. In view of the increase in the price of gold, certain lower grade areas in the Nome fields, owned and leased by the company, which could not be profitably dredged under the old staiutory price for gold, have be- come available for future dredging. To these s e _existing areas there have been added, by recent purchase, certain additional areas which provide reserves for the Nome dredges for a number of years. As most of these ares, however are not prepared for immediate dredging, the output will necessarily be lim- ~ ited during the next year or two. Consist- ‘ent with' the practice of prior years, all Nome earnings for 1933 were set aside as % to amortize the Nome investments. - The improvement in prices and earnings experience better busi- lof debate on the subject, and after which came later in the year involved many difficult operating adjustments, drastic changes in the method of doing business and constant attention to innumerable trying details: Another development disclosed by the report thatb is of local interest is the election of D. D. (Downey) Muir to be Vice-President in charge of western opeartions, including Alaska, and also to be a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Muir made his home here for sometime a number of years ago. He was in charge of the pilot mill operations on the Ebner graup during some exploratory work carried on by the company. Prohibitionists may find themselves on top again: that is, it looks as if the price of legal} liquor were prohibitory. Unless there is a change the bootlegger may become an established American institution. All the world’s a stage, and today's weather is merely a quick change artist. The World Court Mystery. (New York World-Telegram.) The Senate hearings on the World Court reso- llution prove that advocates are not limited to peace organizations, but extend to many large conservative organizations which round out public opinion. These conservative groups include the American Bar Ass ciation, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Federal Council of Churches and the National Grange. In view of this wide public support and the fact that both political parties are on record in favor of the Court, the everlasting delay in ratification |must be as inexplicable to Americans as it is to foreign nations. Of course, there is a Senate minor- ity opposition. But with the Administration in control of the Foreign Relations Committee and of the Senate, it has a good fighting chance to force a vote on the issue. Hence the quetsion: Why has the Administra- tion failed to put the World Court on its legislative program? The answer seems to be that the Administration fears a filibuster which would endanger more press- ing recovery legislation in this very crowded session. This is a reasonable fear. Neither the World Court nor anything else should be allowed to block es- sential emergency legislation. The lobby against the Stock Exchange and Labor Board bills and the munitions probe doubtless would like to see | World Court filibuster. It is quite possible, however, that public senti- ment is so strong at this time in favor of the Court and against any filibuster methods during the national emergency that final action could be speeded by the Administration. After all these years the foreign |members of the Court has accepted the Root pro- tocol covering the Senate reservations, there is no excuse for prolonged speeches. Without any illusions as to the power of the World Court to bring the millennium we neverthe- less think that American non-membership is a dis- grace which the President should try to remove by pressing for prompt Senate ratification. If the Presi- |dent runs into a filibuster which the Administration and public opinion cannot break he can then sxde- Itrack the Court fight before it sidetracks the re- | covery legislation. Any kind of quick showdown_would be better than letting the minority opposition win idefinite delay merely by bluff and talk. ® Arabia Felix. (New York Times.) The uninhabited city whicn has been discovered in the desert, even if it never knew the charms of the Queen of Sheba except through legends, still “affronts the waste” with proud memories. Its time-whitened relics and “bright, broken beauty,” as the late Laureate of England said of Baalbec and Palmya, “atone with rich thought” the melan- choly of their doom and people the solitude with gorgeous presences of our imaginings. When the archaeologist reaches the place he may rob it of its enchantment and reveal the commonplace urban life which Time has purged of all unhappiness. It was said in 1931, when Bertram Thomas cross- ed the Empty Quarter by the aid of the ships of the desert, that ships of <he air would be needed to complete the survey of the entire area—“to dis- cover from the skies whether there are the outlines of buried cities, or green oases or living beings shut away from the rest of mankind.” Ruins of fortresses and walled towns, of temples and irri- gation works, found in recent years, testify to the prosperity of its former inhabitants, who appear in biblical records as a distant people, exporters of gold and precious stones, perfumes and even slaves. They also had the reputation of being | brigands. When the Adversary put his hand upon Job to plague him, one of the first things he did was to let the Sabaeans plunder Job's possessions and slay his servants. In our imagination Arabia has been with a certain allurement. Winds still blow Sabaean odors from the spicy shore Of Araby the Blest, even if they do not whisper with geographical exact- ness whence they come. We await further news | of what may prove to have been the capital of what is now the abode of emptiness, where the sands still sing the recessional of phantom caravans and the requiem of once flourising cities. One sees the procession of the Kings of Sheba and Sheba “offering gifts.” Their gold and frankincense | have been scattered, but they may still have some- thing precious to offer the modern world. invested It is reported that Huey Long is trying to learn to croon. He'd better quit wasting his time on that stuff and practice up for his swan song.— (Los Angeles Times.) As we get it, the Government is going to see that everybody lives up to the NRA with the excep- tion of the Government.—(Macon Telegraph.) Maple sap is now flowing freely; in fact, the owners of maple orchards are singing, “Sappy Days Are Here Again.”—(Ohio State Journal.) In the Spring, a Congressman's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of fence-mending. — (Buffalo Courier-Express.) § Judging by what happened to two of his pals one should say that Dillinger used very good judg- x;;ent in not remaining in Lima.—(Dayton Ohio, ews.) A strike in the automobile industry is all that is needed to fill approaching prosperity with body squeaks and rattles—(New York Sun.) Somehow, to us, United States Senator Simmie Fess acts more like an exposed nerve than a ‘Unned States Senator.—(Macon Telegraph.) When we have money, they tell us to save it, and when we haven't any they tell us to spend it. —(Los Angeles Times.) SYNOPSIS: Facing a court fight by Mrs. Bevins and her daughter Mathile for possession of the Bevins money ieft her by Big Tom Levins to complete his dam in exas, Judith Dale never ready to begin ler work, weste theless But her husband, Norman, is the 1aw partner of Morton Lampere, attorney for the Bevins family. an: moreover, Mathile is determined to take Norman from Judith. Judith flies to Galveston. finds Norman with Mathile, and returns to Slim Sanford, her pilot friend. Chapter 23 TROUBLE TOT hungry,” said Judith when Slim suggested dinner. “1 am,” he retorted, “I'm like my ship, no fuel—no go.” sleeve and found it engulfed in one | »f his big brown fists. but how about run- er farms? “Forgiven .. . 1ing out to one of the ¢ it won't take us long.” “Anything.” She thought of a few things as Slim drove off in a borrowed car, with her beside him. Slim was be- ing awfully decent. He hadn't asked 1 single question about her sudden return. Queer how he had waited, in- sisted upon waiting, she must ques- tion him about that. He'd probably say it was a hunch. According to Slim, men who lived in the air lived also by hunches. And then they were passing through a gaudily lighted driveway. Slim was half leading, half pushing her along the edge of a dance floor, lined by long tables where couples and families and parties were din- ing. And then they were in a small room with crude wooden furniture and steaming broth was before her and Slim was urging her to try some so he'd feel at home. “Slim,” she said at length and showed him the now empty bowl, “are there any platinum blondes in Heaven?” Slim speared a succulent oyster and regarded it thoughtfully— “Judy, I don’t like to sail under false colors. That's one place I haven't landed. However, I think it's safe to say only black haired girls with sea-grey eyes are al- lowed,” then suddenly, “Judy . . . are there platinum blondes in Gal veston?” She nodded miserably and a tear plopped onto a half-shell. “Too much hot sauce,” scolded Slim, and then he became the Slim she had known heretofore, whimsical, audacious, one mood moving irto the next until she was forced to forget her woes. “Ah Jude,” he sighed hours later, as he left her at Hillendale, “I should have handled my Chinese war lord American fashion; a punch under the chin instead of six months of diplomacy.” “But why?” “I'd have been back here six months sooner.” Not until he had left did she catch the underlying meaning of that wish. The house was dark, and yet the familiar odor of new wood and paint, of pipe tobacco and flowers intermingling, took away any sense of strangemess. It was home. She reached for familiar wall buttons but even as she reached, heard Lige coming. “Heard your auto,” he explained, blinking his eyes. “Ma’'ms comin’ long soon’s she can histe her clothes.” Judith waited in her room while Delphy “histed,” waited and thought of what Slim had said. “Six months sooner.” Did he mean he might have won her, had he arrived in time to try? Goodness no, not Slim, not the good looking sky-blazer who could have his choice of a million girls all over the world. Yet Norman had liked her. ... “J AW-ZEE, Miss Judy, it's most fo’ clock an’ he’ah you are jess gettin’ in. My the time I been havin’ with that telamfoam. Man on there been a swearin® fit to kill—" “Man . . . swearing? How?” “I dunno how, he just do. He call up 'bout seven clock an say ‘Miz Dale in’ and I say ‘Nosub, I ain't exceptin® huh,’ Then bimemby he call again an’ he say ‘Miz Dale come in yet' an’' I say ‘No’ an’ he say ‘Miss Clia, she say she comin’ in an’ I say, ‘No tellin’ what Miss Judy do, come in or stay out’...."” “Delphy, quick ... who called and why did he swear.” . “That's what I'm splainin’ an’ then he say when she do come in you tell her to call this numba. Tell her .. . and then he begun to swear. He say Hell and Dam and Devil an’ somethin’ in a foreign langwich.” Judith leaned back with hysteri- cal laughter, “Delphy you'll be the death of me yet .. .did he say some- thing about the Diablo Dam and Rio Diablo and Del Mar?” Judith Lane by JEANNE BOWMAN she laid ber hand on his |, gay,} that's .]‘What you mean Deblow-dam. then he tell me to go to the devil, or words to such affect an’ I say ‘shame to talk thataway, even to a po’ cle it, and I say And “Yassam, colored lady.” Judith explained that diablo was Spanish for devil, something Cu- nard had probably tried to do, for Delphy sat down and laughed until the te rolled down her cheeks. shu’ do get things messed,” she d as Judith went to the tele phone. It was late, but Judith disregard- | he hands of the clock, which in- | ted four-thirty ed dic nquired Cunard; mediately. “Justin Cu- nard speaking. Miss Judith, Lam- | pere I -ceded in reaching one of our men. Received a wire at thé office late this afternoon saying the foreman of construction, Mason I believe is the name, quit without notice—" “Mason—" cried Judith in aston- nt, “he’s one of the finest men ever met. [ can’t conceive of ay in which he could have been hed . . . wait!” She had been ng, now she sat down, her | its clicking with mechanical There's only one way to handle that,” she said after a moment. “Wire Max Larson to take Mason's | place. I'll leave for the dam imme- diately.” “Mrs. Dale,” said Justin Cunard, his voice sounding vibrant over the telephone wire, “it is asking too much for you to leave your home and husband—" | “Please,” Judith’s volce was weary, “it might have been too much this afternoon, or was it yes- terday? But now it solves a difficult problem.” i She felt that way as she went to her room and to bed. Regardless of | how good Norman's intentions | were, or what his alibl might be for squiring Mathile Bevins when the whole world was watching, she felt she deserved more considera- tion. Going to the dam would give them both time to consider their future actions. She slept. UDITH opened her eyes, and found Norman looking down at ber. “Judy, I want an explanation. I tried to get in touch with you through Clia last night and she said you'd gone on some fool flight with that adventurer brother of hers, | then 1 had the operator try here | until after midnight. I got so wor- ried by that time, I chartered a ship and flew up here ... and what do I find ... you in bed ... after get- ting here. at four o'clock in the morning ... can you explain that?" “Easily,” answered Judith with & hysterical desire to laugh. “1 flew to Galveston, to be with my husband. I found him already occupied with Mathile Bevins, so | I flew back. We developed some motor trouble and were held up on the Galveston field until two-thirty. Is there anything else you'd like to know?” “What do you mean you found me occupied ?” “At the precise moment of mjy arrival you were dining with her at | the Galvez, had dined, I should say for you were lighting her cigarette.” “And you didn’t trust me enough to come in instead of shying away like—" “Trust you. . . after that? Know ing that the whole southwest i wondering whether or not you'l fight me to win that . . . that dam money for Mathile, you have nc more sense than to be seen dining in public with her ... trust you?" Judith was amazed to find her voice rising, shrilling. “I suppose it would be useless to tell you that mother invited Mathile to have dinner with us, then mother | went on to play in some tourna- ment. I would have left but 'Teel had to have some fancy dessert, and I couldn’t get up and walk away from her.” “Not her,” agreed Judith with more venom than grammar. “You're so jealous of her—" “Jealous . . . of 'Teel?” Judith | laughed, “Oh, no, if you'd wanted her you'd have picked her up long ago to keep her out from under your feet. “Your Tilly, now, is the kind of |a girl who can’t get a man for her- self, so she tries to get one belong: ing to somebody else—" “Then why—" “Why do I dislike her? For mak- ing a fool of you. Every time she whistles you dance. You should have married her and taken a permanent cure, then you'd been ready to be a full-time husband to some other woman.” (Copyright, 1934, by Jeanne Bowman) Monday Norman delivers his VOTE FOR OSCAR G. OLSON of Cordova, Candidate for Nomination Territorial Treasurer |liamson and Moon. tless than the required distance | ning to establish themselves along e 20 YEARE AGO From The Empire APRIL 7, 1914, The tea held on Saturday by the Camp Fire Girls was a most suc- cessful affatr, netting about $45 | o —— PROFESSIONAL T Helene W. L. Albrecht > YAYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnasties. | 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 which brought their summer camp fund up to $20.00. The setting was | &= charming, with Japanese lanterns hung about the large room and | | the the girls all dressed in Jap- anese costumes. Tea was served and there were candy stalls and| | a fortune telling booth as, well. Electric The welcome buzz of the Wor- R VA S PSP TS Rose A. Ardrews Graduate Nurse Cabinet Baths—Mas sage, Colonic Irrigations Office hours 11 am. to 5 pm. | Evenings by Appointment | Second and Main Phone 259 then lumber mills was sweet music to those who contemplated build- ing early and a visit to the insti- tution revealed many improve- l ments since the end of the preced- | ing season. | Mr. and Mrs. William Britt had taken the D. H. Delzelle resi-} dence at the corner of Gold and Third Streets. Weather for the previous 24 hours| | was clear with a maximum tem-| | perature of 78 degrees and a min- imum of 31 degrees. AT S L E. B. WILSON Chiropodist—Foot Specialist | | 401 Goldsteln Building | | ONE 496 | DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 i Hours 9 a.m. to 9 pm. | -38 — T — Acting Governor and Surveyor- General Charles E. Davidson en-! tertained the Surveyor General's office force at a banquet given at his home the previous Saturday evening. The time was greatly Messrs. George, Stowell, Rugg, Ken- dall, Taschek, Linder, Naghel, Wil- United States District Judge R. W. Jennings and District Attorney John Rustgard were to go toSkag- \@ Ne, C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Building enjoyed by the guests who wer(";';:—“-——————‘—_t’ | | | Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. £venings by appointment, Phone 321 e | B Tl AT LAY | Fraternal Societies | oF | | Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELES meets every Wednesday a$ > 8 p.m Visiting 0 brothers welcome. 1 L. W. Turoff, Exalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary. Al A ST i . KNICHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urg- ed to attcnd. Counctl —£%| Chambers, Fifth Streel JOHN F. MULLEN, G. E. H. J. TURNER, Becretary MOUNT JUNEAT LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p. m. L. E. HENDRICKSON, Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, retary. Sen Our trucks go any place any | time, A tank for Diesel Ofl | | and a tank for crude oil save burner tfrouble. PHONE 149; NIGHT 148 RELIABLE TRANSFER NOW OPEN Commercial Adjust- ! ment & Rating Bureau Cooperating with White Service Bureau | Room 1—Shattuck Bldg. : ‘We have 5,000 local ratings | on file P ——— | way on business in connection with the District Court. Among mat- ters to be taken up were applica- | tions for liquor licenses. Protest had peen made against the grant-| ing of a license for the Board of | Trade which, it was alleged, was!| Opt. D from a church. Attorney Z. R. Cheney was to accompany the court Robert Simpson Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted, Lenses Ground B — 3 E— FINE Watch and Jeweiry Repairing at very reasunavle rates WRIGHT SHOPPE PAUL BLOEDHORN b 53 G () to Skagway. —= Juneau fisherfolk were begin- the waterfront in the neighbor- hood of the Burridge homestead. Several neat little cottages had been built in this vicinity and were DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist—Optician Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Room 7, Valentine Bldg. Office Phone 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 1 | HIF JUNEAU-YOUNG Funeral Parlors | Licensed Funeral Directors ! and Embalmers Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 If It's Paint We Have It! PHONE 549 IDEAL PAINT SHOP = | Wendt & Garster PHONE 39 | B ALASKA MEAT CO. FEATURING CAKSTEN’S BABY BEEF—DIAMOND TC HAMS AND BACON—U. S. Government Inspected Deliveries—10:30, 2:30, 4:30 THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS The Gastineau Our Services to You Begin and End at the Gang Plank of Every Passenger-Carrying Boat FRYE’S BABY BEEF “DELICIOUS” HAMS and BACON Frye-Bruhn Company Prompt Delivery b ekt ORI | Telephone 38 1891. their confidence and good will. on the Democratic Ticket MW-WW Old Papers for Sal e-at Empire Office Juneau, Alaska To Our Depositors __The B. M. Behrends Bank is conscious of the indispensible part which its depositors have played in its steady progress ever since its establishment in Their continuous patronage is an expression of 1t shall be our aim to continue to merit this confidence by extending the institution’s helpfulness to Juneau’s business interests in keeping the wheels of progress moving. The B. M. Behrends Bank \ e | cccupled by their owners. All man- | to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 Jeti = iner of fishing craft could also be|&— wd b ] seen any day, either anchored in o I r IN, the stream or hauled up on the ) HIH S A B S beach for paint and repairs. | Dr' Rg}};‘:"}lg{;n‘ams & | i : || OFFICE AND RESIDENCE s ibiis in Rosishiots | WARRACK 11 Gastineau Building | g { Construction Co. ||} Fhong 41 i ) | Juneau Phone 487 || " = = C. L. FENTON | THE JuNEAU LAUNDRY | | PAINTS—OILS CHIROPRACTOR Franklin Street between | | Builders’ and Shelf ! South Front St., next to Front and Second Streets | | HARDWARE | Brownie’s Barber Shop | | | orfice Hours: 10-12; 3-8 PHONE 359 | i Thomas Hardware Co. Evenings by Appointment s a e § JUNEAU FROCK SHOPPE “Exclusive but not Expensive” Coats, Dresses, Lingerie, Hoslery and Hats HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Room ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. i b GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates | E. O. DAVIS TELEPHONE 584 | | Phone 4753 | H GENERAL MOTORS and MAYTAG PRODUOTS W. P. JOHNSON ol s o I | McCAUL MOTOR COMPANY Dodge and Plymouth Dealers B BETTY MAC BEAUTY SHOP PHONE 547 I Ty TR,