The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 24, 1934, Page 4

¢ g g o 23 S Bonact 3 s st “ U R sl g L e e 4 Sam e i o G e Y Y vt ) AN ¢ = PRT ~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1934. Daily\v,)llaska Empire GENERAL MANAGER ROBERT W. BENDER - - Published _every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRIN’HI;G COMPANY at Second and Maln Streets, Juneau, Al a. Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class | matter. { SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per_month. at the following rates: id, By mail, postage pal Ry R One year, lnhad,\'anc‘;'. lfl.(m:"l;: months, .00; month, in advance, .26, 000 bacribera will ‘confer a favor it they will promptly | notify the ”us'"e{!!‘ho{“m of any fallure or lrrexuhrl(yl livery of eir papers. I hone Tor Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATEL; PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tb use for republication of all news dispatches credited ml it or not nl)\r-rwik.‘!edc:;edltled in this paper and also the 1 news publishes erein. IAOE:SKA CI‘RCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN TMAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. S——— JUNLAU LOSES ANOTHER FINE CITIZEN. In the t:onsfer “rom Juneau to Portland of M. L. Merritt, Assistant itegional Forester of the Alaska region, this community loses a fine citizen, a real leader in civic affairs, one who, since he came here to live 13 years ago, has identified himself with | every worthwhile movement to promote the town's growth and betterment. Alaska, too, loses. Mr. | Merritt has had, under Regional Forester C. H. Flory, charge of operations and administration, in- cluding road programming and trail construction, | in both the Tongass and Chugach National Forests. He made himself thoroughly familiar with the land | transportation problems -of industry, commerce, homesteader and prospector and ably worked to| solve them as far as financial and other limitations | would permit. | As a citizen of Juneau he took an active part | in the work of the Chamber of Commerce, of | which he was a director at times, in the public school system particularly, and in other organiza-| tions. He served as a member of the School Board | for eight successive years. In every work that he| did, his progressive spirit and sane viewpoint was recognized and appreciated by those who associated with him. His going will leave a real void that will not be easy to fill. DANGER OF PRICES RISING TOO RAPIDLY. The most disquieting possibility in the outlook for the Government's price-fixing efforts is not that theéy will fail but that they will succeed too well, in the opinion of the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, in discussing the New Deal in a not unfriendly manner. It is a fear that large numbers of wage earners and those without jobs have enter- tained even while they were and are supporting the Administration’s program. In discussing the rise in prices, the bank con- tinued: The security purchases by the reserve banks and the additions to both real and nominal gold holdings resulting from de- valuation have combined to produce a re- serve base capable of supporting an enor- mously expanded superstructure of credit. And the borrowing program of the Federal Government has provided, and will continue . to provide, an outlet for surplus funds that may make the creation of such a super- structure a relatively quick development. The situation is similar in many respects to that which arose during the World War, when bank reserves increased rapidly as a result of gold imports and of the the net earnings of the companies were $440,643,000 in 1933, in contrast with their defieit of $45,802,000 in 1932 Meanwhile, within a week of the Code conference opening, the Ford Company increased weekly pay rolls approximately $300,000. On March 13 all others in the auto manufacturing industry cut hours 10 per cent, at a cost estimated to be $500,000 a week. On the day the President announced the settlement of the labor difficulties of that industry, a Cleve- land steel mill gave notice of a 10 per cent wage increase. The next day, the Republic, third largest, took the same action for its 22,000 workers, to be followed a day later by Bethlehem, second largest, affecting its 60,000 employees. As all steel com- panies were falling into line, the big four milling companies and a wide variety of other trades were making athnouncements of similar import. With auto and steel, two largest employers of labor among heavy industries, already in the wage raising movement, it is reasonable to expect the other large-scale employers to do likewise. Every qualified Alaskan should go to the polis today and vote in either the Democratic or Re- publican primary elections. The polls will not close until 7 pm. If you haven't voted yet do so before they shut the doors of the precinct voting places. A Washington report says that the Administra- tion is going to analyze the prices of liquor. Say, how about lowering them a little at the same time. The President, as Conciliator, Interprets Section 7 (a). (Engineering and Mining Journal.) From the time of its enactment last June, Sec- tion 7 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, with its mandatory provisions for employee repré- sentation and collective bargaining, has been re- garded as a potential source of trouble to the Administration in its program for recovery. The law has been the subject of varying interpretations, by the National Labor Board and the National Recovery Administration, of the rights of employers and employees, organjzed labor unions and company unions, majorities and minorities. But in all of- ficial pronouncements the inevitable thread of “pub- lic interest” as the dominant factor has run through the fabric of intepretation, thus revealing the ulti- mate objective of the Administration. In the rugged language of General Johnson it is the Government’s duty “to see that industry does not hornswoggle labor; that labor does not bullyrag industry; that neither, seperately, nor both in concert, shall ex- ploit the consuming public.” Nine months after enactment of NIRA the issue of Section 7 (a) was joined in the automobile industry. Brought to a head by threat of a dis- astrous strike by the American Federation of Labor, there followed two weeks of conference between the Administration and representatives of manu- facturers and union labor. Obviously committed to the execution of a law that had his approval, the President had to assume the role of conciliator and finaly settle the matter. He is to be com- mended for inducing both sides to accept a com- promise “in the public interest,” and thus avoid an industrial dispute of far-reaching consequences. The language of the President’s official. inter- pretation of Section 7 (a) is encouraging. He recognizes the right of employees to organize in “a group or groups” with pro rata membership on bargaining committees. Through NRA he sets up an impartial board to deal decisively “on the basis of common sense and justice” with questions in controversy. He “favors no particular union or particular form of employee organization or repre- sentation.” He seeks only “freedom of choice with- out coercion, restraint, or intimidation from any source.” He reminds labor that “organizations of employees seeking to exercise their representative rights cannot at the same time be unmindful of their responsibilities.” In our judgment the President’s conciliation is the right approach toward better industrial rela- tions—conference and compromise versus strife and a test of strength. More steps of like character are needed. They are far more likely to evolve gradually a sound policy of industrial relations than will be achieved by legislative fiat through the Wagner bill or any other form of new and unfamiliar prohibition that is suddenly forced on the country. Labor is entitled to organization. But a mon- opoly in labor control is just as unwelcome a form of dictatorship as is one of captial control. Organ- growth of the Federal Reserve System, and when the use of the additional reserves was accelerated by the borrowing and spending of the Federal Government. The time may not be far distant when the most serious problem of the Administration will not be to produce an advance in prices but to hold the advance within bounds. That the Administration recognizes the danger in the situation is plainly indicated by its latest moves. It is not only urging additional reduction in hour: of work hut increases in pay as well. It has also warned that it will not hesitate to deal effectively and promptly with gougers who seek to take advautage of its efforts to aid industry return to a proiiable basis. It has shown a realization of the fact that the spread in wages and employment must be commehsurate with the advance in prices if it is to be successful in the long run. LARGE INDUSTRIES RESPOND. President Roosevelt's plain warning to the Code Authorities a little more than a month ago that “the power of the people to purchase the products of industry . . . . depends entirely on higher wages and increasing employment” has brought striking results in the time that has elapsed. Many more than a million workers were affected by increased wages, reduction of hours without reduction of pay, or'both of these factors. These include apart from many trades with fewer numbers, 230,000 in the automobile industry, 400,000 in the steel mills, and 450,000 in the bituminous coal fields. Pay rolls went ~ up many millions monthly. o It has been made evident since the Code con- ference opened that uniform standards would not be applied; that any regimentation of industry would impede rather than promote recovery. Hence, the duty of taking up slack would rest on those elements whose position would warrant their doing so wtihout burden to the consuming public. “We can work _ together in arriving at a common objective,” the President told the several thousand industrialists. _ And he added that he was confident their delibera- ' tions would lead them to a conclusion he had found o be “inescapable.” " Three weeks after President Roosevelt addressed lerence, & survey of 810 corporations in 27 tries, issued by the National City Bank of New indicated what the nt had meant by ble eonclusion.” The survey showed ized industry is being brought more and more under Federal regulation through NRA and other agencies, and organized labor cannot escape the same treat- ment—even to a denial of its right to strike—if in its reach for power it begins to assume monopolistic tendencies. Who, then, shall be the arbiter? Per- haps, in the rapidly shifting American scene, we are approaching the time when the Government alone will settle these matters. Who knows? Anatomy and Glands. (New York Wrerid-Telegram.) Dr. George W. Crile, of Cleveland, before the American Association of Anatomists, did not exactly refute Spengler's famous assertion that man is a beast of prey, but he gave it a new twist by classify- ing man as a beast of strategy. He would disregard the grouping of mankind among the vertebrate mammals. Such divisions by physical structure, he believes, are far less revealing than an emphasis upon energy and craft. That is what makes the difference, and he finds its measure in the thyroid and adrenal glands. Man, in other words, may be considered the triumph of the thyroid. His thyroid weighs 221 per cent of his total brain weight, and his adrenal .73 per cent. For comparison, Dr. Crile suggests the rabbit, thyroid .028 per cent, adrenal, 143, and the monkey, thyroid 1.69, adrenal 5.60. The average layman, taking his own physical structure for granted but unable to disregard the differences between men in mental and physical energy, is apt to sympathize with the Crile theory. ‘What placed Edison in a special class, so far as any bystander may judge, was his predominating re- sourcefulness and energy. Better thyroids are what we need, apparently, more than better vertebrae. The charges of Educator Wirt, of Gary, that the Brain Trust plans a Red State in America have been widely printed for what they are wirt.—(Detroit News.) “22 Countries Supply Whiskey To America"— headline. We seem to be getting almost as much help as in Prohibition days—(Philadelphia Bulle- tin.) Judging by the advertisements, this Spring America seems to have revived the pastime of passing the bock.—(Dallas News.) Now that they've caught Bowman and Insull, the two outstanding fugitives who seem to be able to elude all pursuers are Dillinger and prosperity. —(Ohio State Journal.) " > N that, in spite 6f ‘added labor costs under NRA ‘codes, | VOPSIR: Judith Dale’s geols, ogist oved that oil under the Ncogging farm is unlikely. But Morton Lampere’s agents have led Recoggins on in the hope that he will refuse use of the land for the: Rio Diablo dam, which Judith is building according to Big Tom Beving' plan, with the five million dollars he has left her for the pur- pose. Judith has a plan to prevent Lampere's succeeding, and secur- ing the money for the Bevins heirs, 8Y Chapter 37 JUDITH'S PLAN R. SCOGGINS, when does this oil man of yours intend to sinking his well?” asked start Judith. “He said he reckoned he could | get the apparatus in here long next | month and git to working some time | after.” “Mr. Scoggins, tell me this, Has Big Tom Bevins ever betrayed you in anything? Or have I, working as his stenographer, ever done any- thing you might look upon as a breach of trust?” “No ma’m, no, indeed.” “I wonder then if you will do this for me. Forget this other oil man. Go back to Houston with Mr. Kane, Mr. Sanford will fly you back. You and Mr. Kane chose your own drili- er, have him come down here and sink your well for you and I will finance it.” around, Sl she explained, “I want to if there is oil in our d basin. 1 want to find out for sure before the will contest comes up in court. 1 believe it will make a material diff >rence in the jury’s de cision.” You're r'ght,” agreed Larson. “You me: n I'd git to fly to Hous- ton?” aske: Scoggins in wonder. “Yes, anc fly back. We'd like to get this well = arted as soon as possible, wouldn’t Scoggi® had cleared of its doubts, lin’ with you Miss Judy.? r quite cotton to this ot! ler, He nice with sweet words to Mame ~d he brung little Tommy a mess of playthings but I didn’t cotton to him.” “ AND now we must see what we can do to protect you, Mr, Scog- gins. Max, will you run down and get Ogden, the notary public out of bed and up here? I want to draw up a contract. Mr. Sceggins, isn’t there some friend of yours you'd like to have in?” “Well, Scofield had an uncle who was a lawyer, you might git him in.” Aftey the messengers had left Scoggins turned to Judith—" reckon I can sleep tonight,” he said. Judith noticed for the first time| how worn out he appeared to be. It had cost him much peace of mind to listen to Mame and her oil man, and betray Big Tom’s faith. “Miss Judith,” he ventured a mo- ment later, “could I take Tommy and Mdme with me to Houston?” “I'm sorry but the ship doesn't carry that many passengers, but I'll tell you what you can do. Mr. San- {ford will take Mrs. Scoggins and Tommy for a ride ir the morning be- fore you leave . .. and I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll have a friend of | mine buy Mrs. Scoggins' a fish-scale dress and you can bring it back as a present.” During the time it took to draw up the contract she focused all of her attention on the wording, passed it to each man in turn and, confident Judith Lane by JEANNE DBOWMAN it was proof against Lampere’s agents breaking, placed it before Scoggins for his signature. And Judith, pen poised a full mo- ment, signed la The days began to pass like drab brown oblongs of khaki. No time to think, with the mad rush of work and the tension of Big Tom Town to watch. And then:the tension broke. It broke at twilight. There had been the calm of the after dinner hour hovering over the camp and Judith sitting on" her front porch had lis-| tened to. her Mexican vanguero ginging to his lady love whem sud- denly the!guithr stopped and out on » air rang the words—“Oil... struek it, she’s flowin’ L . . Miss Judy, Oil,” the cry came up the hill workers were ¢ approaching her, struck ofl at Scathborne's | field, brought in a roarin’ well. She knew better than that. She pretended interest, advised them to quiet down, but they had come to tell her they were going on over to see for them- ht of it. Scath: ¢ ns have worn d trail, we've got a full in our favor, and we'll get ks and picnic over, | wh answer. Larson, having heard the mews, had come rgcing to Judith’s house. Judith thrped to him—*“make it in relays.” she said to Larson, “they all want te go. Figure forty to a truck. Make them sign before they leave that if hey don't report back for work within twenty-four hours, they'lf for- | teit this month’s wages. And tell | them there’ll be coffee and sand | iches for them when they come back.” | ““Pm fighting rather desperately | for loyalty,” she informed Larson. “As soon as you get under way I'll |call the wives together and start them making sandwiches. The res- taurant men and storekeepers will | help, I know, and preacher Smith {Will let us use his canvas tabei- nacle.” With Larson and the men away | she turned to Delphy who had stood | behind her fairly quivering with ex- | eitement—*“Delphy,” she said in a | low voice, “you've got to help me now |as you've never helped before. We have to keep these men steady on | their jobs. More than half of them |are married. Their wives are going to be down in town helping us make sandwiches and you're going to say | things to them that I wouldn’t dare.” | “Swear words?” offered Delphy, delighted, “Miss Judy, you never did | hear all the words I can use.” “No, Delphy,” Judith laughed. As usual the old woman relieved the tension, “you're going to say you suppose that all those fool men will be rushing off thinking they can be millionaires; leaving good jobs be- hind and losing them. You're to say it’s a shame men don’t think of their wives and babies first, that they are all gamblers, taking a chance on a million they won't get and leaving their good salaries behind, under- stand?” (Copyright, 1934, by Jeanne Bowman) Tomorrow, Judith learns truth about the oil strike, the ~ e - FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHE Telephone 409 B. ] AtBDlSON band of | got away from them at first. Rider | just come in from there.” Judith wanted to say, ‘Well, what of it, how does it affect us?” but she | Alaska Road Commission moved 20 YEARS AGO l From The Empire APRIL 24, 1914 Tremendous interest was mani- fested in the combined work day and barbecue picnic to take place on Sunday at the recreation park in Last Chance basin when volun- teers were to erect a bleachers and grandstand at the new park. Among the prominent business men who | promised cheerfully to be on hand and bring their crews were B. M. Behrends, B. L. Thane, Charles Goldstein, Willis Nowell, C. W. Young, T. F. Kennedy, A. T. Spatz, J. R. Whipple and many others. All indications were that it would be the most enjoyable picnic of the year and plenty of food was to be furnished by the cafes and Juneau! women, while the Juneau High| School band was to supply music. | To discuss the matter of select-! ing teachers for the next term, the | Juneau school board met the pre- made, among those already em- ployed in the schools who were acted on were, Miss Harriett Case, Miss Oro Morgan, Miss Marie Mc- Gill, Mrs. Dyer, Miss Getchell and | Miss Couture. | vious night. Some selections were‘ | | Weather for the previous 24 hours was clear with a maxnmum“ temperature of 51 degrees and a| minimum of 36. | Miss Sylvia Koskey had jumped | into the lead for Queen of the May | with 426 votes while Miss Klonda | Olds was still in the running with | 324 and Miss Trine Museth of| Douglas had 166, with the Island vote for the day unreported. J. C. Hayes, superintendent of the| his small working force from the Sheep Creek road to the Salmon | Creek road, which he planned to| put into as good repair as possi- ble with the expense money avail- able. s Daily Empre Want Ads Pay 1 HOLLYWOOD SHOE PARLOR Shoes Made Like New | While U Wait | WARRACK Construction Co. ‘ Juneau Phone 487 T R B UEETR T | Dr. A. W. Stewart || i DENTIST I Hours 9 am. to ¢ pm. i SEWARD BUILDING } |' | Uffice Phone 409, Res. | Phone 276 | | | Phone 481 | | Helene W. L. Albrecht ¥YHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldstein Building | Phone Office, 216 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. L. W. Turoff, Exalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, E N Ay T | Secretary. Rose As Ardrews el L e Graduate Nurse KNIGATS OF COLUMBUR | Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas | | Seghers Council No. 176d. sage, Colonic Irrigations Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m., Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. 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