The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 23, 1935, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER unday by _ the ed e cond and Main Publish EMPIRE_ PRINT Streets, Juneau, Al Enutered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class tter. evening _except G COMPANY at S SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier In Juneaw and Douglas for $1.25 per_month. By mail, 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 dispatches credited to ft or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the Joeal news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION IMPORTANT PROBLEM IS FACED. Admittedly faced with one of the most important problems to come before the 1935 Legislature, com- mittees named from the two Houses yesterday began a4 survey of existing liquor conditions with a view of offering legislation aimed to remedy defects in the present system or set up a new one. Regardless of what a law may be there are always objections, but from sentiment voiced by those representing various districts of the Territory | there appears to be a well grounded opposition to the current means of handling liquor in Alaska. Already one petition has been presented the Senate from a group of citizens in Ketchikan asking that changes be made and there appears to be as many views on the matter as there are persons who have given the subject thought. ‘Territorial stores, the permit system as in vogue in Washington, Oregon and other States and more general distribution with a high license fee are among proposals under consideration. The joint committee, made up of 11 members‘ of the Legislature, three from the Senate and eight from the House, are confronted with a com- plex situation and it might not be amiss to study carefully the experiences encountered by the Liquor Control Board in its little more than eight months of operation. Gov. John W. Troy, Chairman of the Board, pointed out in his recent message to the Legislature some of the difficulties. “Most of the troubles that have arisen in con- nection with the sale and distribution of liquor, | hard and light wines, have been on account of failure in enforcing the laws and regulations,” he said. Again, his message read: “The Legislature might | with profit consider the advisability of having an investigating and enforcement organization directly responsible to whatever liquor authority it creates.” On Territorial stores, the Chief Executive advises: Territorial stores would throw open the doors for graft in connection with the sale and purchase of liquors. As certainly as night follows day, it would lead to charges of graft on the part of those who might be unable to get their goods handled through the public dispensaries. If it is possible, the liquor business ought to be in the hands of private individuals to the same extent as the grocery, hardwafe, drug or any other busi- ness. The experience of the Liquor Board, though com- THE DA!LY VALVASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 1935 National Debt. (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.) How much can the Government borrow in the |United States? That question is asked and an- |swered in the current issue of The United States News. It is stated that many officials thought a year ago that 35 billions of dollars of debt would place a strain on the borrowing capacity of the |Federal Government. | Today those officials believe that 50 billion dollars would not represent an excessive Federal debt. At present the United States Government owes about 28% billions. Plans to finance the new pro- |gram of jobs for all employable persons call for the |addition of several more billions in the next 18 | months. This country entered the depression with its National Govenrment in debt slightly over 16 bil- |lions. That figure represented a decline of about ten billions from the war-time high. During the early years of increases in depression debt, the average yearly gains amounted to about 1,400 millions. Then suddenly they were stepped (up to 4,000 millions a year. At the present rate of borrowing the 50,000 milllions maximum now men- tioned would be reached in about four years. Studies of national incomes show that all the earnings of the people in the recent depression years have been under 50 billions annually. Federal, State |and city governments combined cost now about 17 billions a year. On that basis, the cost if paid out of income, would take about 35 cents from each dollar earned by every person in the country each year. The Government, of course, can decide, as it |has done, that instead of taxing to take that full 35 cents from every earned dollar, it can borrow |money to meet its expenses. That, so long as |lenders are ready to let the Government have money, |it needs only to meet interest and prepare for re- payment. At present interest rates a 50 billion debt could be carried for about 1,500 million a year. | The question is raised concerning how the |American debt compares with that of other coun- tries. For a comparison of that kind the debt must be broken down to a per capita basis. When that |breakdown is made, it is revealed that when the depression started the national debt amounted to $131 for each man, woman and child in the country. | It now has increased to about $225, and on the| basis of estimated expenditures will be about $270| |by July 1, 1936. | Local and State government debts add 20 billion to the total. When they are added, the total be- | comes about $371 today and will be about $418 per person in 1936. England, at the same time, has a per capita debt of about $973. France has a debt of about isno. while Germany’s per capita debt is only $94. How fast must a national debt be paid off? The | United States has issued securities payable in twenty years or less. England has some running as high| as 99 years. It all depends in the final analysis on the faith of the people themselves in their own capacity to pay the necessary taxes. | Debt, of course, will increase only to the extent that Government outgo exceeds income. Some Sen- |ators contend that if Americans paid taxes com-} |parable to those paid by British, the Federal | |income would more than pay for everything the Government does. | | They Lead Congress. (New York World-Telegram.) The Democratic Party leaders in Congress, upon | |whom President Roosevelt depends to hold the lines, |are not the real leaders of the legislative wing |of the New Deal. Yet theirs is the difficult mechanical job of di-| recting the Administration measures down a clear right of way. Their strength, skill and capacity for leadership are important. | Joe Byrns, of Tennessee, is the new House Speak- er. Precedent and convenient control over Con- | | gressional campaign funds in the last election helped | to promote him from majority leadership to the post which is second in importance only to the | Presidency. As party leader under the late Speaker Rainey, Mr. Byrns did not display great talents. | 'An affable compromiser, who finds it hard to say | “No” to friendly colleagues, he is fortunate in being |teamed this session with a man of sterner stuff. | paratively brief, is worthy of honest and thorough| wyjigm B, Bankhead, of Alabama, was chosen consideration. The difficulties it encountered are| majority leader because of his ability as a par-| fact; its recommendations for improvement are liamentarian and a legislator. The respect which | based on trial of the past. It should, at least, be his colleagues feel for him overcame their prejudice sufficient as a guide post as the Legislators delve[mmsh giving both the Speakership and the leader- into a knotty problem. HEROISM AT SEA. The North Atlantic has been stirred up by a number of recent storms of unusual severity. Several ships have been lost but in most cases the crews have been rescued. One tragic case was the Belgian ship, “Usworth,” of which about half the crew was lost. ‘The story of the rescue of the other half, as told by Captain Reed, is one of courage and bravery: Soaked by rain and sea water and frozen from exposure we kept watching the two ships steaming around. The sea was terribly bad. We felt rather discouraged after seeing two unsuccessful attempts made by the As- cania to fire a rocket line across to us. Shortly afterward the Belgian ship launched & lifeboat after a terrific struggle with the high seas and squalls that con- tinually blew up. It eventually came under our lee. Fourteen of my men leaped into the sea and were pulled into the lifeboat. . To our horror we saw this boat capsize when it was smashed against the Jean Jadot. The twelve of us still remaining nearly gave up hope then. It seemed impossible for a small boat to live in the apalling seas, and we knew that unless something was done before sunset we would be lost. The sun was occasionally seen between fierce rain and hail squalls. It was dipping near the horizon when we saw the Ascania, close to windward astern, lower a lifeboat, and while the liner pumped oil on the water the small boat struggled to our lee. ‘Two men and a ship’s boy leaped into the sea, but at the time the rescue boat was too far away and the waves swept them away and they were drowned. The remain- ing nine of us were told to jump, and we all held hands and jumped when the life- boat, rising on the crest of a roller, was as close as was safe, and we were all hauled to safety. |ship to Southern men. Neither Byrns nor Bankhead is progressive. But as good party men they go along with the President. The real legislative battles for important New Deal reforms, in this session as in the last, probably will be led in the House by such men as David J. |Lewis, of Maryland, and Sam Rayburn, of Texas. | The situation is similar in the Senate. Leader Joe Robinson, of Arkansas, and Finance Chairman Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, are the party wheel |horses. They demonstrated in the last two sessions | their ability to do the mechanical job on a basis of |party regularity. They are men of a conservative | mold. | Senators of the type of Wagner, of New York, | iand Costigan, of Colorado, are the real New Deal | leaders on the Democratic side, as on the other |side of the aisle are such progressive non-Demo- crats as La Follette, of Wisconsin, and Norris, of | | Nebraska. | Regular party leaders of the two Houses have the power to punish and to reward, and therefore to | :dlscxplme. But the real leadership in this session, |as in the past sessions, will come from men who have the power to plan for a better day and the power to influence others to follow. i | Two Kinds of Profits. | (Kansas City Star.) | As we understand the various statements by | President Roosevelt, he recognizes the importance of the profit motive in every form of legitimate ;busmess that serves the general welfare, What he |is trying to prevent are the huge windfall, specula- |tive or promotional profits; profits that come from |financial juggling for which no adequate public | service is performed. ! The President has used the holding company as |an example. He has recognized that there are {useful and honestly managed holding companies. iBuL he has pointed out that in many cases there have been “unscrupulous managers, slipping inside profits to those in on the ground floor, making |1llegal contracts for their own advantage, and re- |celving huge fees from operating companies for so-called services and so-called expert advice.” The men who manned the lifeboat of the Ascania| Such profits as these he is determined shall not were heroes. They had just seen one meboatlc"mm"e' The country is with him in this determ- " gwamped by the angry waves but notwithstanding|'“31On- they were courageous enough to venture their lives Dizzy Dean has been decl: e in an effort to save the lives of twelve men meyfm Bing: n declared the most outstand. g athletic performer of 1934. Things like that are did know, citizens of another nation. . They "fiwhnx make Dizzy dizzy—(Newton Kansan-Republi- entitled to praise and commendation. can, —— 20 YEARS AGO From The Ermpire e it JANUARY 23, 1915 Germans were massing troops in the vicinity of Labasse in prepara- tion for another battle between Ypres and Courtai. The Allies were strengthening their positions all along northern France and Bel- gium, ! Fred A. Bliss returned from Yakataga Beach where he has been working the beach placers. He was planning to mine in the Lituya section next fall. George Kyrage, former Juneau hotelman, expected to return soon from Greece, according to a let- ter received by Judge Robert W. Jennings. Rev. J. H. Condit, superintendent of Alaska missions for the Pres- byterian Church, arrived from Se- attle and planned to remain in the Territory until May when he was to leave for Rochester to attend the church’s general assembly. George Moody was in the hos- pital in Douglas with a badly bruised hand, injured at the Ready Bullion. News was received in Juneau of the death in New York of Mrs. 8. Hall Young, whose husband, a for~ mer superintendent of Presbyter- lan Missions in Alaska, was prom= inently identified with development of the church in the Territory, ‘William Maloney, Alaska mine inspector and James Protopapas, formerly of Juneau, finally got away from Nome December 3, ac- cording to Nome papers, which said that Protopapas was reporting progress daily to Nome. Tom Cole, prominent young Democrat, and member of a pio- neer Juneau family, was appointed court librarian by Judge Robert ‘W. Jennings. ‘Weather: Maximum, 33; mum, 22; clear. ——— s FAMOUS SOAP LAKE MINERAL HEALTH BATHS, Doel- ker Drugless Institute. —adv. mini- SHOP IN JUNEAU! MADAME ORLOFF | TEACHER OF VOICE | Class or individual instruction Studio—5th and Kennedy Appointments 4 to 8 p.m. Saturdays—All Day HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Room ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. McCAUL MOTOR COMPANY Dodge and Plymouth Dealers LUDWIG NELSON | Philco—General Electric Agency FRONT STREET THE MARKET BASKET Provisions, Fruits, Vegetables Phone 342 Free Delivery 1] i SABIN’S Everything in Furnishings for Men clothes basket, wash line, and laundry tubs. And she's a gayer, jollier companion for her husband now that she sends her clothes to the laundry. YOUR - ALASKA HAPPY—— BIRTHDAY| The Empire extends conpratuu-’ tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: | | JANUARY 22 ‘ Dr. R. E. Southwell | William R. Bayers | Edward T. McNulty e PUBLIC CARD PARTY ‘Women of the Moose card party, | Moose Hall, January 24, at 8 p.m.‘* Admission 50 cents. —adv. Anchorage, Alaska. December 17, 1934. | Notice is hereby given that Har- | old Windsor, entryman, together with his witnesses, Ludwig Chris-| tian Baggen and James Edwin| Sparks, has made final proof on| his homestead entry, Anchorage 08322, for a tract of land embraced | in U. S. Survey No. 1521, situate northwest of Juneau, latitude 58° 23’ 30” N. Longitude 134° 34’ 00” W. and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter said final certificate will be issued and final proof accepted FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. First publication, Jan. 16, 1935. Last publication, Mar. 13, 1935. UNITED STATES GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. December 20, 1934. Notice is hereby given that Wil- liam Henry Feight, entryman, to- gether with his witnesses, Carl Roberts and Frederick Hugh Mc- Rae, all of Haines, Alaska, has made final proof on his homestead, Anchorage 07412, for the S'%SWi, sec. 23, NE%NWY%, sec. 26, SE% |SE% sec. 22, T. 28 S. R. 4 E. C.R.M. containing 160 acres, and it |is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the period of publication or thirty days there- after, final certificate will be issued {and final proof acepted. FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. | First publication, Jan. 16, 1935. |Last publication, Mar. 6, 1935. | SR AL AR | | | TYPEWRITERS RENTED ) | $5.00 per month { {'i J. B. Burford & Co. } ! “Our doorstep is worn by satis- | fied customers ) e ! Jones-Stevens Shop I ‘ READY-TO-WEAR LADIES'—CHILDREN'S | Seward Street } Near Third [ | | { | | | | | Builders’ and Sheif PAINTS——OILS HARDW _RZ ’ Thomas Hardware Co. I JUNEAU Drug Co. “THE CORNER DRUG STORE” P. O. Substation Ne. 1 FREE DELIVERY THE JUNEAU LAuNDRY Franklin Street between Front and Second Streets JUNEAU-YOUNG Funeral Parlors Licensed Funeral Directors | and Embalmers | Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 13 R it b on the Glacier Highway 14 miles| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | __ o eoes —ne e e e T PROFESSIONAL BUSY| BUT BETTER RICE & AHLERS CO. 7" UMBING HEATING “We tell you in advance what job will cost” “Tomorrow’s Styles Helene W.L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, %16 Red Rose E\xfi;ews Graduate Nurse Electric Cabinet sage, Colonic Irrigation Office hours 11 am. to 5 Evenings by Appointment | | Second and Main Phone E. B. WILSON Chiropodis«—Foot Speciali 401 Goldstein Building SRR RO 2 NS DR{. KASER & FREFBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours § am. to 9 pm. Baths—Mas- S pm. | | 259 | list Today” flflummn “Juneau's Own Store” Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Ro.ms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telepnone 176 — Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR 201 Goldstein Bldg. Phone Office hours—9-12, 1-5. Even- ‘ngs by appointment — 214 | DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE Gastineau Building Phone 481 Fraternal Societies oy - Gastineuu Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meets every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Visiting brothers welcome. John H. Walmer, Ex- aled Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urged to at- tend. Council Cham- sers, Fifth St. JOHN F. MULLEN, . K, H. J. TURNER, Secretary. 3 Second and fourth Mons c day of each month in HOWARD D. STABLER, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. MOUNT JUN®AU LODGE NO. 147 Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p.m. LEIVERS, Secretary DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. 0. E. Meets first and third Mondays, 8 ».m., Eagles' Hall, Dou,:as. Visiting orothers welcome. Sante Degan W. P, T. W. Cashen, Secretary. g , Our tra.*s go any place any | | time. A tank for Diesel Off . and a (ank for crude oil save | | burner trouble. | PIHONE 149; NIGHT 148 ; RELIABLE TRANSFER Commercial Adjust- ment & Rating Bureau Cooperating with White Serv- ice Bureau Ro m 1—Shattuck Bldg, We have 5,000 local ratings on file — i CONTESTS Why not organize a team among your friends, and ! get in on the fun? Teams | | from all parts of the city and representing many or- ganizations have already en- [~ DR R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist—Optician | Eyes Examined—Classes Fitted | Room 17, Valentine Bldg. Residence | | Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 Office Phone 484; to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 ;I; ] tered this first series. Brunswick Alleys Rheinlander Beer on Draught POOL BILLIARDS BARBER SHOP FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS OILS R T T Dr. A. W. Stewart | DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 409, Res. Phone 276 —_—T [ Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- ‘ege of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Mitted, Lenses Ground | | | | | | | | DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination Pree. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:30 and by appointment. Office Grand Apts., near Gas- tineau Hotel. Phone 177 Juneau Motors Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Office hours, 9 am. to 5 ps. FOOT OF MAIN ST. Evenings by appointmcnt PHONE 321 PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY JUNEAU FROCK SHOPPE “Exclusive but not Expensive” Coats, Dresses, Lingerie, OLD NEWSPAPERS bundles for sale at The Em- also. Through its service to its business patrons, The B. M. Behrends Bank, has greatly aided the Territory’s industrial and commercial It is ready to serve your development. enterprise helpfully. The B. M. Behrends Bank THE NEW YEAR Has Started Well for the world’s business—but always busi- ness success depends upon more than a choice of “the right time.” The right banking connection is important, ;H— ———e e}, GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates E. 0. DAVIS | Arctic Pabst Famous Draught Beer JUNEAU, ALASKA On Tap “JIMMY" CARLSON ——— | | | l | Old newspapers for sale at The Empire Office, ’ Alaska Transfer Co. GENERAL HAULING ED JEWELL, Proprietor PHONES 269—1134 R T . 00 S S i SEE BIG VAN | | Guns .and Ammunition | | “Towss reont e | Next to Midget Lunch Drucs Anp Sunprmies or LIQUORS IN A HURRY! PHONE 97 Fast Free Delivery Guy L. Smith Drug Store Next to Coliseura || Hollrwosd Style Shop Pay Less—Much Less Front at Main Street BEULAH HICKEY ' S RS OO For Quick t RADIO REPAIR Telephone DRUGGIST ] EAL PAINT SHOP | } If Is Paint We Have It! WENDT & GARSTER PHONE 549 TAP BEER IN TOWN! p Recreation Parlors and Liquor Store BILL DOUGLAS