The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 21, 1934, Page 4

RSN THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934, Daily Alaska Empire there wont be any nced to hold Congressional elec- tions next Fall The Digest has distributed a large, number of ROBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGER ballots asking if the recipients endorse the Roose- veltian policies. That doesn't seem exactly fair to blished every evening except Sunday by the E)(PIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Fntered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier In Juneay and Douglas for #1.25 per_month. I, postage paid, at the following ratea: one vt P rivance, $12.00; six montha, In advance, $6.00; one thonth, In advance, §1.25. ‘Subscribers will confer a tavor it they 1i {_their paj I e or Bdltorial and Business Offices, 374. EMBER OF ASSOC!IATEL PRESS. The Aerinted Press 1s exclusively entitied to tE nse for republication of all news dispatches credited to * or not «vthprwlwdcl:edltxed in this paper and also the pcal news published hereln. IRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ALASICA AN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. e T S| VISIT THE WEST AND ALASKA. That is the slogan advocated by the New York Herald Tribune in a Western Travel section in its will promptly notify the Business Office 01 sny fallure or irregularity either those asked to vote or to the President. One who received a Digest ballot expressed his delimma in a letter to the Editor of the New York Times. “The way this question is asked makes it impossible for me to register my opinion. No one can be in favor of all Mr. Roosevelt’s policies, nor can anyone who is honestly inclined be critical of all of them,” he wrote. The answer is somewhere between the two, of course. Few, except the most intense partisans, will be willing to give a blanket endorsement to all of Mr. Rooseyelt’s policies. Contrarywise, only the most intensely partisan foes will disapprove of all of them. If the question Iis Do you endorse the Roosevelt Administration?,” we think none would find any difficulty in answering. The recent announcement of the first returns from New York State, showing a two to .one vote in favor of the President's polieies, probably is smaller than would have been found for the latter question. Yet the two to one vote is an index of the astonishing popu- larity of Mr. Roosevelt, astonishing because after more than a year in office, he is stronger with the people than when he assumed office. BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SHOW INTEREST. The cry “regulation for recovery” rings from | West to East in the legislative halls of Canada, said !a recent Associated Press dispatch from Ottawa. | “Never before in any one year were beheld so many m!furts by lawmakers to put industry, finance and ‘busmess under Government supervision,” it added. In a radiogram to the New York Times, Charles recently edition of Sunday, April 29, last. Il< X‘Il‘lflmrm“ci A. Seldon, correspondent for the New York publica- its slogan with invitations from the GOVErnors Ofyion gyotes a “high British official” as saying: most of the States of the West and from Gov. Great Britain is much more concerned Jchn W. Troy of Alaska. with developments in Washington than in Gov. Troy's invitation to Eastern vacation Geneva. The Geneva conference is con- e first one quoted in the Herald Tribune cerned entirely with world quarrels and the special section. The Governor said: possibility of making them less deadly. Presi- I am happy to use the medium of the dent TRoosevelt is ng to remove the New York Herald Tribune to invite travelers from the East to come to Alaska this Sum- Alaska has much to offer Summer trav- elers: comfortable weather, scenery gorgeous beyond description, days of pleasure and re- laxation aboard modern steamships sailing north through an inland passage. When Eastern travelers reach Alaska, we would like to have them stay awhile—stop over in our towns, meet our people; go strip- fishing (sportsmen claim that the thrill of catching & thirty-pound salmon on a light line pole is equal to any they have known); climb our mountains or fly over them; visit McKinley National Park where Mount Mec- Kinley towers 20000 feet above sea level to claim her place as the highest mountain in North Ame: ; see our glaciers; hunt big game with guns or cameras and see our mining and fishing industrie: Ask your travelers from the East to come West this year—and come North, also. Alaska will welcome them. Information is given in another article about the country and its “matchless scenery,” its game resources, outing opportunities, rail and water trans- portation, climate and other features. Included in the illustrations used were pictures of Mt and the town of Seward, ocean ‘terminus of the Alaska Railroad. The entire section was filled with accurate and timely information about Alaska, the American and Canadian West. It should result in stimulating interest in travel to those sections. THE ROOSEVELT POLL. The Literary Digest, whose celebrated national election polls have almost made it unnecessary to count the votes for President so accurate have they been, is trying out a new one. It is polling to determine whether the country approves President Roocsevelt's polmes If it does a good job maybe McKinley | economic distresses which make us all re- sentful, suspicous, irritable and petual mood- for quarreling. There is no doubt, Seldon declared, “about the tremendous interest of the British people in the President’s national recovery program and it is by ! no means confined to financial and political groups.” The press of every British commonwealth reflects | deep interest in the progress toward industrial re- | covery registered in the United States in recent months and universally expressed growing admira- tion for the spirit of solidarity displayed by the American people. In an editorial headed “Roosevelt's Courage,” the official organ of the Irish Free State recently de- clared: Mr. Roosevelt is seeking to overthrow that super-government which private control * * * places above peoples and governments. His { success may mean the solution of the econ- | omic crisis which has riven his own country | and brought more suffering to the world in one year than four years of the World War. Unlike our destiny of 17 years ago, we now lead in the restoration of human and property values |and with an infinitely more invigorating incentive. in a per- Nature, at last reports, was still 'trying to bring | some relief to the farmers of the Midwest, and having even more success than the A. A. A. crop | reduction plans. A fan dancer is one up on a nudist in that she has installed a hand-operated cooling system. Whatever some of the Old Guard may think | about it, the Roosevelt Administration undoubtedly | has public approval and that is what counts these days. Be it ever so humble there's no place like home— for hearing what people think and say about you. PHONE 985 Pl’OdllCtS @ Quality ® Modern Plant @ Reliable Service VISIT US! Mendenhall Dairy e MOCKI SYNOPSIS: T men. one 0fi- cer Hawill and the other appir- ently the politiciai and contractor, Pierre Dufresne, have been found shot to death in Dufresne's Pow- hatan Terrace house. Sergeant Har- wer, in charge, had left Dufresne drunk in his apartment at the Austerlite_a short while before. where they had discussed a serics of threatening letters the contrac- tor had received. Harper leaves to drive downtow ving orders that no one shall disturb the snow about the Dufresne house, Chapter 10 THE AUSTERLITZ DOYLE had gone to a bench in the | hall and sat down. He knew that it would be useless to try any ques- tions on the Detective-Sergeant at this stage of the game. He lit a ciga- rette, and unfolded the evening pa- per he had been cairying in his over- self, he turned to the society col- umns. Harper went outside with Connally. The portico light shone down over the curved front steps and the white, unbroken blanket of snow that covered the lawn. “Use my footprints as a guide for the path,” Harper directed. “Make it about a foot wide and pile the snow neatly beside it. Don’t scatter it around haphazardly.” He went down the left curve of the steps and along the left side of the walk, clear of the other prints. Connally began | to ply his shovel. | The official car, in which Harper had come from Headquarters to the house on. Powhatan Terrace, stood at the curb, the uniformed chauf-| feur at the wheel. “How fast can you get back into town?” Harper asked as he got in. “Oh, about twelve minutes, or fif-| teen. Where do you want to go, Ser-| geant?” “The Austerlitz.” With the siren sounding, they| went plunging on as speedily as| was possible with the streets so snow-laden and the visibility so poor. But the chauffeur's most ex- pert efforts could not make good his estimate, for it took him exactly twenty-two minutes to reach the Austerlitz, The detective walked through the ornate lobby and went to the marble- fronted desk. The night manager and his assistant, both of whom had been introduced to him earlier in the evening, .greeted him. “Has every- thing been quiet?” he asked. The manager nodded. “All serene, Sergeant. It's not very likely that ‘we'll have any trouble in a place like this.” ARPER turned away and walked over to the secluded corner where “Camera Eye” Jacoby had en- sconced himself, quietly atching from behind a spread newspaper. “How's everything, Jacoby?” “All quiet along the Potomac, Ser- geant.” Harper crossed the lobby and stepped into an elevator. As the doors slid open and Harper emerged on the twenty-eighth floor, the two detectives on guard there turned to see who had arrived. Markison was one of them, the other a Central Dis- | trict man whose face Harper recog- nized, but whose name he did not know. The topmost floor of the Auster- litz was divided between two suites. The one to the left of the elevators was Dufresne’s, the one to the right that of the Hon. Royal Sanders, financier and ex-Senator, who was abroad at this time. His suite had BY WALTER C. BROWN coat pocket. Whistling softly to him- | NG HOUSE tie running diagonally from the s for a distance. then turn and A corridor sui elevatc |ing right at a slight angle, straightening again to finish in a separaied dows, to the Mar treet, far below. here tonight, Sergeant. wrong, is there?” “Plent | that later. port?” “Not a thing. Nobody has come | up, nobody has gone down. The ele- | ” & | vators haven't stopped at this floor once since you left. It has been as quiet as a graveyard.” } ARPER pressed the bell at the door to Dufresne’s suite. His sus- | tained ringing brought the elderly | Andrews, whose dour face registered amazement at seeing the detective again. “Has anything happened, sir?” he asked immediately. “Where is Mr. Dufresne?” “He's in his room, sir.” “Well, tell him that I've got to see him, at once.” “But I can’t do that, sir. He's sleeping. He gave strict orders not to be disturbed for anything. The door’s locked. He always locks it.” “You do as | say, Andrews!” “Well then, pound on it, shout, break it down if necessary. This is | important. I have no time to waste.” Andrews looked shocked at these suggestions. “But my orders, sir? I was not to disturb him before morn- ing, not even if Mrs. Dufresne called | up.” Harper looked at the stubborn old serving-man. “You do as I say, An- | drews, or I'll attend to it myself.” Andrews’ lean jaws clamped tight with disapproval, but he nodded grudgingly and lefi the room. Har- per followed and came to where the butler stood, rapping and calling Dufresne’s name. “He won't answer, sir, and the door’s locked.” “Did he lock himself in there after I left?” “Yes, sir.” ' “He hasn’t come out since?” “No, sir.” "I suppose he took that bottle of brandy with him?” Harper took a hand at the pounding, and betieen them they raised quite a hubbub on the stout wooden panels. But there was not the slightest response from within. The detective came to a decision. He strode over to the hotel tele- phone. “Hello. This is Mr. Dufresne’s suite, Sergeant Harper speaking. . Send a man up with the master-keys to the doors . . . yes—and hurry.” “Were there any telephone calls twe de-sac, a brace of high, deep win- from which fell a sheer drop kison, surprised, got up quick- ly. “I didn’t expect to see you back Nothing but I'll tell you about ou anything to re- 20 YEARS' AGO From The Empire — MAY 21, 1914 The large party of business men from Seattle and Tacoma who were guests of H. F. Alexander, Presi- dent of the Pacific Alaska Naviga- tion company, aboard the Admiral Sampson was welcomed to Juneau .hy Mayor John Reck, B. L. Thane, D. D. Muir and other well known Juneau citizens. The prominent party was entértained, shown about town and taken to Sheep Creek, Perseverance and other places where big work was under way. The Admiral Sampson left in the evening for the Westward. George F. Forrest, proprietor the Juneau Iron Works, was start improving his large tract ground on Lower Front Street cnce by the construction of a large, handsome new business block. of to of. Supt. J. C. Hayes, of the Alaska Skagway on the Jefferson accom panied by L. T. Merry, civil engi: the government wagon road from Sgakway to the summit of White Pass. It was to connect there with the British Columbia road to At- |lin. The plan was to eventually | make it an automobile road from Skagway to Dawson. | | J. C. Richards, foreman of the | Mexican Mine, had been confined | to his home for several days by ill- | ness. The “We Should Worry Club” had | a delightful outing on Sunday tak- ing friends along on two gasoline |launches and spending the day at the beach. D. W. Branch, Mrs. Branch, and | their young son were passengers | aboard the Admiral Sampson on their way to Yakutat. Mr. Branch was manager for the Libby, Me-| | trip. The Senior class of the Juneau | High School celebrated class day | the previous day and gave the fol- | lowing program: Class History, ’Chmles Sabin; Class Prophecy, |Nora Museth; Class Statistics, | George Nelson; Class Poem, Alma | Sowerby; Class Will, Edward Beat- | | tie. Weather for the preceding 24! hours was clear with a maximum | temperature of 66 and a minimum | of 41. ., { WOOD FOR SALE lock wood and klindling. Phone |358. | FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GAS OILS GREASES Juneau Motors FUOT OF MAIN ST, at| Road Commijssion, was to leave for ! neer, for the purpose of surveying | | Neill and Libby packing interests | in Alaska and was on a business|> —adv. I: PROFESSIONAL I j Helene W. L. Albrecht FYHYSIOTHERAPY , Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 | o ¢ RS R o A | e e Rose A. 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ELKS meets every Wednesday a$ 8 p.m. Visiting brothers welcome. L. W. Turoff, Exalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary. ENIGATS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 17€3. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Trarsient brothers urg- ed to attend. Council Chambers, FMth Btreed JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary ! MOUNT JUNEAD LODGE NO. 14? | I'second and fourth Mon- day of ~3h month In - N & Scottish Ri‘e Temple, I::_————’*‘? beginning at 7:2 p. m. L. E. HENDRI ) DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | | Maste: .HJ“E;chVs?‘glqus Sens DENTISTS | |retary.” ; i Blomgren EBuilding | s R LR PHONE 56 2 " 9 am. % 9 pm. Douglas Aerie 5 117 F. O. E. R —*:fl Mcets first and third Mondays 8 bl p.m., Eagles’ Hall, Douglas. Visiting | g!Nl:'B';enne | brothers welcome. R. A. Schrmids, W. P, Guy L. Smi ecretary & and §" Valsone y mith, SLCLqi. Building | Telephone 170 | Onr T o R trucks go any place any time. A tank for Diesel OHI and a tank for crude oil save burner trouble. 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THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS tonight?” the detective asked, while they awaited the arrival of the keys. “One, sir.” “From whom?” The Gastineau Our Services to You Begin and End at th Gang Plank of Every Passenger-Carrying Bmi “Mrs. Dufresne. “What did she say?” “She wanted to talk to Mr. Du- fresne.” “What did you tell her?” “I told her that Mr. Dufresne had gone to bed.” “What did she say to that?” Andrews fumbled around reluc- tantly for an answer. At last he said, “She asked me if Mr. Dufresne had gone to bed with a bottle. I told her he had. She said ‘Never mind, then,” and hung up.” Harper smiled. “That’s fine, An- drews. It didn’t hurt so very much, did it?” (Copyright, 1934, by Walter C. Brown) been closed for months and the doors locked and sealed. Tomorrow, Harper finds strange things behind the locked door, | SEE IT. Miles stalled on any hot air A Miles Automatic Air Conditioner is operating in the new Jensen Apartments. Air Conditioner can be in- furnace job. 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