The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 15, 1934, Page 7

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE; FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1934 YOU OOUBLE-CROSSIN/ | BUNCH OF ===-= 11 LET THIS BE A LESSON ¢ TO YOUSE GUVS - GUSTANO ~-= MANUEL~~ BARTOLME --- AN/ THE REST O/ You PLNKS — HERE'S SUMP'N TO REMEMBER ME BY — MAN VS, HAW=HAW- YA SURE GOT THE JUMP ON 'EM - BARNEY - NOW LE'S SEE WHAT THE PALACE LOOKS LIKE - FIFTY-TWO ARE MACHINE The machine as a labor-saving device is hardly known in the interior of China, where the na- tives still go about their daily chores much as their ancestors did in the time of Cenfucius. The Chinese on the left are operating a primitive foot pump to irrigate a rice field. The laborer on the right, like most of his clas The status of thé machine in various countries is the subject of a series of mine daily arti- clies, of which this is the fifth, V. CHINA By MORRIS J. HARRIS SHANGHAI, China, June 15— Of all the major countries of the world, Chiha appears to have been the least affected by the machine. In this vast primitive land of 400,000,000 people human labor so cheap that the machine has been unable successfuly to competz with it. o inese peasant today as in the time of Con- st a beast of burden. No labor i3 t%0 hard for him, no hours tcd> lomg, 5, China has bouzht °( from he tens of | villages in China re- hed by the machine and in these hand labor is still su- preme. Prcjudice Against Machine Century-old prejudices and tradi- tions among the people have oper- ated 1o keep the machine out. In the rural parts of China human toil is held to be not only a prac- fical necessity but almost a relig- fon. ©Old American . residents of China can still remember when the first railroad, running from Shang- hai to Woosung, was wrecked by the Chinese because it was regard- ed as of evil origin and because it traversed land in which Chinese dead were interred. Today there are fewer miles of railroad in the whole sub-continent of China than in the state of Minnesota. ™~ In some of the larger cities and towns the automobile has to some cxtent displaced the ricksha and| horse-drawn vehicles, but in gen- cral the old-fashioned two-wheeled | the | man-drawn ‘ricksha remains chief means of passenger convey- ance. In Shanghai, Hong Kong, Can-| ton and other big cities automatic telephones, electric light svet~m= glectric ice-boxes, sewing machines, | $hanogmphs and other modern me- | chanical devices are in use, but in ¥ the interior are scarcely known, ‘Cotton-mill looms, steam pile- drivers, automatic coal stokers, cleetric carpet sweepers, ice-making machines, motor-driven agricultural | machinery, and other labor-con- serving devices are common in Shanghai and other large industrial centers, but in the vast rural sec- 4ion of China, constituting 95 per | ‘cent of ‘the entire area of !he v country, men, women and even chil- dren stil labor wearily and long. They resent the coming of the ma. chine. is | no compensation | seems not to mind the heavy packs he transports day after day. F———.—J | American visitors to China usu- a are appalled when they s the extent of what to them seems | almost human slavery. Men and women take the place of horses and of machines. Flesh is literally pit- ted against steel. The toll in toil {and suffering is great, but the | Chinese never complains. He is| | born-to a life of unrelieved drudg- jery. He would rather work inceas- lessly, earn little, and eat less, than admit the machine, which he feels spells ultimate unemployment and starvation for him. Machinery Unwanted How much prejudice there is against the machine in China was S| strikingly shown recently in Shang- hai when the authorities governing the international settlement at- tempted to better the condition of the Chinese ricksha-pullers by get- ting for them a decrease from 25 cents gold a day to about 18 cents a asy on their rental of rickshas the owners. One hundred sand ricksha eoolies opposed ‘x‘)e decrease because they believad |it was a move on the part of the trolley-car and motorbus interests to oust them. | American airplanes, automobiles, motor trucks and motorcycles have invaded China, but in the .country districts the natives still travel on foot, in ox-carts, wheelbarrows or on horseback. On the rivers mo- tive power for passenger and freight | traffic is furnished largely by cool- | ies, who toil without complaint for a bowl of rice a day. i On the farms the old wooden plow, hand-scythe, pick and shovel, hoe and rake, ete., are still in use as they were in Old Testament times. Crops are sown and reaped by hand. ‘Western countries may think the introduction of machinery would confer a boon on China’s millions, but the Chinese peasant seems to be convinced otherwise. Tcmormw—(iermany — e TWO DIE IN FAIRBANKS William Moore, 65, and Ronald Campbell, 40, died in St. Joseph's Husplm! at Fairbanks, May 23. Both had lived in Fairbanks for a ,number of years. R CAR DRIVERS ATTENTION | If you drive a ear and have no ,hcense for the period ending May ,31 1935, please get an operator’s |license from the City Clek at once. | FINAL WARNING. C. J. DAVIS, | —adv. Chief of Police. THE LATEST | Sleeveless Sport Silks | $4.95—$8.00 Values | | CorEmans | — New Summer Prints | Pay Cash—Pay Less— MUCH LESS Sizes 14 to 40—$4.95 COLEMAN’S Pack your clothes and linens in the laundry bag, send it to us, and you'll smile! That'’s what thrifty women do! Alaska Laundry Special ITALIAN-FRENCH DINNERS with wine if desired == DAILY—A full course dinner you will enjoy for. 75 cents. Gastineau Cafe “Gastinesn Hotel I BEEN THINKIN/— TERRY — MEBBE YOu BETTER LET BiLL BE THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE AN/ You caN NARRNG e A L PARTMENT, AN' JOEV'LL BE JUS' THE GuY =~ IN ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE First Session of Its Kind Ever Held in Alaska Re- cently Ended at Sitka Fifty-two delegates attended the Young People's Conference held in | Sitka recently under the auspices | jof the Board of Christian Educa- | tion and National Board under the | direction of the Rev. C. Warren | Gritfiths of Skagway, Chairman of | the educational work in the Pres-| This conference, the first kind ever held in Alaska, had sentatives from Skagway, Haines, Juneau, Wrangell, Kake, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Craig, Sitka | and Yakutat present during the | sessions. | Meetings were held in the Shel- | don Jackson School and the dele- | gates stayed at the school during| the time the conferences were be- | ing held. The schedule was pleas- | antly varied with class work in the! mornings, quiet hour and athletics during the afterncons and in the evening vesper services, followed by LGSEEN Vou P! SECRETARY | program | health By BILLE DE BECK BARNEY- beMlsED ME T COuUuLD BE THE BE THE OF STATE - was arranged with the s well as education of the young people in mind ‘and ‘each | > was examined by a physi- had a health certificate. | Instructers and Courses Those on the faculty and subjects in which they' gave in- structions were: ‘the Rev. Ji L. Webster, of Sitka, ' “Devotional Study of the Bible”; the Rev.'A. D. Swagger, of Metlakatla, “Jesus and the Problems of Life”; ‘the - Rev. Verne J. Swanson, ofthe Prince- ton, “Stewardship”; ‘Miss Ruth B. Mead, Sheldon Jackson School fac- | ulty, “Christian Social Problems” | and “Improving Young Peoples’ So- ciety”; Mrs. J. L. Webster, Sitka, “Teaching Children in Sunday School”; the Rev. David ‘'Waggon- er, “Modern - Christian - Missions”; W. Leslie Yaw, Superintendent of Sheldon Jackson School, acted as registrar the | Credit Given for Work receive a certificate for the; be will work accomplished and - will given credit at any Young Peoples’ Conference in the United States. An unusual feature of the con- ference held in Sitka was the fact that each delegate traveled a dis- tance of 925 miles on the Mission boat Princeton in going to and returning from the session, as the boat made two cireles, so that each covered the same distance, games or stereopticon mdcs The ]the City Hall. |that an ordinance ¥§ to be intro- All young peopte in attendance | the Rev. Waggoner. said. CAN YOU BEAT THAT -~ HE SAYS T'M SET TO AMBASSADOR TO PARIS — AN' NOW HE WANTS TO WELL—~ DO I GETYT THE TREASURY JOB8 OR TO BE INTRODUCED IN CITY COUNCIL At 8 o'clock this evgning the regular semi-monthly meeting of | the Juneau City Council will take place in the Council Chambers of It is understood duced at the meeting tonight to [harmonize with the Territorfal li- quor laws, in order that the eity police may better enforce them. Amcng the other matters sched- uled to be taken up will be the school budget for next year, which will be presented to the Councilmen by City Superintendent of Schools R. S. Raven. A full attendance is expected at tonight's meeting. {RAINBOV; SGIRLS WILL . INITIATE; PICNIC PLANNED The Rainbow Gir:s will hold their last meeting of the year tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Scottish Rite Temple. In addition to other im- portant - business, initiation will take place, and all members are urged by Mrs. N. Lester Troast to attend. Summer picnic plans will 2lso be discussed. Immediately following the meet- ing a dance With the De Molays will take place, and an enjoyable evening is flnncipalcd No Shortage Here A COMPLETE SUéPLY ARRIVED ON NORTHLAND TODAY AND MORE TO COME ON ALASKA M. J. B. ALADDIN Coffee 21bs., 53¢ COOKI American Cheese FULL CREAM Pound, 16¢ SWIFT'S Py Ever » Cottage 20c b, PLUMP BIRDS—Average emospenrry PHONE ASSORTED—Cellophane Bag Pound, 29¢ Cheese . 26«‘5 NOVELTY TUMBLERS STEWING HENS Saldd S p'read SALAD DRESSING or KRAFT'S full gt., 35¢ g ES J White Kin ng Deal 1 large pkg. White hing 1 bar White King Toilet Soap 3y 39¢ ’RhMlUM lQM-—Average 1Y% LARD Grapefruit ARIZONA FOUR FOR 25¢ ELLO ALL FLAVORS 3 for 2Ic PUREX 3 quarts for 50c THE MASTER BLEACHER Piggly Wiggly Meat Department BRO]LERS, lek Fed, 3 for . $1.00 to 1Y lbs Lmk Sausage, Ib. 28¢ PURE PORK or Shortening, Ib. . . 10c 3% to.4 Jbs. PURE—FRESH “Grocery 24 BUSINESS Meat 24-2 rings Dept. 42 IS GOOD Dept. 422 rings SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY SALT- RISING BREAD oaf 15¢ Star Bakery J. A. SOUFOLIS FREE DELIVERY BEWARE OF FAKERS Certain individuals are fraudulently representing themselves as Singer Sewing Machine Company agents. Please notify this company at once, if someone calls on you representing himself as above. Ask to see June Identification Bulge Singer Machine Company Box 101 Juneau, Alaska J. H. ANDERSON, Manager A Miles Automatic Air Conditioner is operating in the new Jensen Apartments. SEE IT. Miles Air Conditioner can be in- stalled on any hot air furnace job. Harri Machine Shop Plumbing Heating Sheet Metal Edson Permanent Waves $5 FINGER WAVES—Water or Fluid—50 cents TEMPORARY LOCATION—226 Willoughby Ave. PHONE 241 IDEAL PAINT SHOP If It's Paint We Have Jt! PHONE 549 Wendt & Garster Juneau Cash Grocery CASH GROCERS I i : Corner Second and Seward Free Delivery —— ——— Phone 58 Price Reduction All of our present stock of Floor, Bridge, Boudoir, Bed and Table Lamps PRICED TO SELL NOW ® Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. JUNEAU—Phone 6 DOUGLAS—Phone 18 LUMBER Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. ALASKA MEAT CO. . FEATURING CAKSTEN’'S BABY BEEF—-DIAMOND. { TC HAMS AND BACON—U. §. Government Inspected {