The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1935, Page 4

—— { 20 YEARS AGO Prom The Empire s e D | taxation (which includes levies on tobacco and on the sale of various manufactured articles, as well as liguor taxes) are running 13 per cent ahead of Editor and Manager| ), ; year and no less than 116 per cent ahead of " TP S T b . . e e o A NT W sotond and’ Main| For the average man these gains will probebly Streets, Juneau, Alaska. | have only an academic interest so long as the BT | Government continues to pile up heavy deficits. | But they are at least a welcome assurance that a | highly productive system of taxation has been built up in Washington, even under the comparatively By mail, postage paid. at the following rates: adverse conditions now prevailing in various in- One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, | dustries. $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25 Bubacribers 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 u . it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the [ing for persons already convicted of crime. We focal news published herein. |are asked to have sympathy for someone who is ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER sentenced to die in the electric chair, or are asked THAN THATY OF- KXY QIHER. FIBLICATION |to plead with the Governor to commute a sentence. Fault in the direction of false emotionalism is invquemly to be found in the daily press, some |sectors of which believe that it is “interesting to readers” to surround the criminal with a halo of sentimentality. It is just such appeals to the sympathy of the public which make the work of the courts and the police more difficult. A professor of criminal law once took his class to ask in this connection. He said: “A lot of you students have been complaining about the harshness of the law, and ask more humane and kindly treatment for the criminal. How many of you have ever contributed one penny for the relief of the family of a murdered Mrs. Winnifred Jones, of The man?” Fashion Shop, left for the south Not one student in that class was able to say to purchase goods for the spring he had even thought of the fate of the innocent and summer trade. | M’ADOO SPEAKS ON NAVAL persons victimized by the murder of their husband LIMITATIONS. or father. It is much the same with all of us.| Capt. A. E. Lathrop, agent of The murderer is in the spotlight. He gets the:the Admiral Line at Cordova, was | The recent statement of a Western Senator, sympathy. But the family of the victims, them- in Juneau on his way south. William Gibbs McAdoo, while traveling abroad, to |selves victims, are forgotten. There are no sob the effect that he was pleased that Japan had de- |stories written about them, no editorial pleas to nounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1923, and:mle"cede on their behalf. Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER -— Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Cl wmatter. FEBRUARY 8, 1915 Speaking in the British Com- mons, Prime Minister Asquith said that the British casualties in all ranks on the western front since the beginning of the war and up to February 4 in killed, wound- ed and missing numbered 104,000 men, s, UBSCRIPTION RATES. i Douglas for $1.25 Dellvered by carrier In Juneau and Let the Law Take Its Course. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) Time and time again, all of us hear special plead- Hans Peterson Hanson, for 22 years a resident of Juneau, died suddenly at his home as a result| of a stroke of apoplexy. He was| survived by his widow and four children: Mrs. William Franks of Douglas; Myrtle, Russell and Be- atrice. J. A. Crowe started a regular auto stage service from Juneau to Thane, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Russell, ac- companied by their little niece, Ray Stevens, left for Portland. Deputy Marshal Frank Bach left | {for Sitka on official business. | | | | tions and best wishes today, their 'HAPPY | — BIRTHDAY | The Empire extends connmtula-i | birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: FEBRUARY 8 Dr. C. P .Jenne Harry Worobec G. I. Ingman Emil Krause J. Greves ERIODIC “ pains, back- ache, or the weak- ening drain from which women of- ten suffer, can be overcome by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip- tion. Mrs. Daisy Miller of 621 So. 9th St.,, Yakima, “I became rundown in health, 1 rested poorly at night, Two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre. Fiption made a big difference; in fact, gained rapidly from the start and was soon In_normal health once_more.” . tablets Large tabs. or liqui Write to Dr. Pier N. Y., for free medical advi Wash,, said liquid $1.00. Buffalo, HONESTY in shoes you will appreciate that “America should build the strongest Navy We shall succeed in reducing the appalling con- . o dition of lawlessness in this country only when we | possible so as to protect herself frf)m all eggression. ‘sumd radk of ‘the: JERcbLEe Nidies mnd Jurles.ja If she constructs her Navy without regard to| | Those court decisions il seme instances may be| others powers, she can carry on her program Of |eyireme or unfair. No one pretends that the jury | development without fear of complications,” ShO“‘dlsysLem is perfect. But the courts are our best be heartening to Alaskans and residents of the|instrument for the suppression of crime. They| Pacific Coast in particular. ‘should have our support. If there is any surplus, Mrs. Ray Gardner and child Rumors are strong of possible warfare in Euorpe. of sympathy, it might well be given to the innocent left St. Ann's hospital in Doug- 1t is most doubtful that the United States would be |victims of crime, rather than to those found guilty las for their home. involved or let itself become involved in any Euro- ‘-'md sentenced. { pean war. However, it might be drawn in through the back door of Asia, or might have to intervene The average school boy or girl thinks he or she in the Pacific and if so Alaska would, as many ynoys more than many adults and the remarkable military strategists have pointed out, become moSt|ining apout it is that the a. s. b. 0. g. is right. i important. b S S SR TS LR An adequate number of naval ships, coupled with | their new invaluable “eyes:of the fleet,” the flying corps are most essential to the protection of the Pacific, of Alaska, and through Alaska the entire Pacific seaboard of continental United States. Alaska as a whole should support the efforts of Empire Classified Ads Pay. Delegate Anthony J. Dimond and others to obtaln | weve o civilized country except where the snows | oy e e s of Ak e " S Il not only essential to the protection of Alaska resi- |Blade.) dents but will be the real front line of defense for George Bros. Lockie MacKinnon returned from | trip to Goddard Hot Springs which he declared to be the fin-| est place in the north to spend a vacation. i Dr. and Mrs. Mathis returned to their home in Douglas on the Al- Ki after a trip to the States. | E. P. Walker, of the United| States Fisheries, went to Wrangell Paris Judges were shocked when an American ©On Official business. dancer danced naked in a restaurant there and !indignantly ordered her to take her act to a theatre where that sort of stuff belongs.—(Macon [ Telegraph.) | Weather: Maximum 40, minimum 26; clear. | ., — That little King of Siam has decided not to quit after all. It seems the trcuble started when |he said, “Youll have to take me just 'siam."— ivau-mL Free Press.) the entire country. Federal Revenues. (New York Times.) | With more than five months to go before the| The Arizona astronomer who hu: succeeded In end of the current fiscal year next June, the Treas- |catching gold in meteor dust had better go to the ury’s receipts have reached the $2,000,000,000 mark. | Supreme Court to see if his interpretation of This is the best record in five years. At this point scientific endeavor is legal—(Boston Transcript.) the Government’s revenues are up 24 per cent by} comparison with last year and 91 per cent by com-| ‘“American men are shy” says a French actress, parison with the year preceding. If the average now playing in New York. It must be on account private corporation could show equally sharp gains of some past experience with war borrowers, cherie. it would doubtless feel that it had cause for sat- | —(Detroit News.) isfaction. Unfortunatey for this comparison, how- | ever, the Government differs from the ordinary cor-| Deaths from drinking have dropped 50 per cent poration in the fact that it has not attempted |in New York. This is overlooking the vast number recently to operate within its income. Expenditures of drinkers who drop dead at the prices asked.— have more than kept pace with receipts, with the| (New York Sun.) result that the Treasury's deficit today is larger than a year ago. This fact inevitably obscures| The period from 1920 to 1930 has been designated the very real gains made an the revenue side of by a tropical historian as “The Mad Decade.” the budget. /It has been followed by “The Sad Decade."— To some extent these gains have been due to the | (Lexington, Ky, Herald.) imposition of new taxes. Two years ago, when Lhei ) Government's revenues were at an exceedingly low| The League of Nations has rid itself of the a " a I point, the processing taxes on farm products had worrisome Saar with the aid of a plebiscite, but not yet been put into effect; nor had the Eigh- how can it shake off Hi Johnson?—(Philadelphia teenth Amendment been repealed, thereby opening Inquirer.) the door to the reimposition of liquor taxes. These | two sources are now highly important to the Treas- When they divide Mr. Ford’s wealth, it will be ury, accounting in round numbers for one-fourth just our luck to get a.’num of soy beans instead of its entire revenue. But other and older taxes of a car—(Los Angeles Times.) i 2 # have also shown substantial gains. Receipts from i Store _opf:n until income taxes are up 27 per cent by comparison with| Gen. Johnson's experience as a cavalryman seems mldmght last year and 21 per cent by comparison with two to be coming in handy these days for riding the; years ago. Receipts from all miscellaneous revenuei}few Deal.—(Ohio State Journal.) '"“““““I“"""“"""“““““““"" LOWER LIQUOR PRICES ALWAYS George Bros. Phone Your Orders! MEN’S “Footfashion” Fine Calf Oxfords Narrow and wide lasts All sizes 3.65 to $6.85 ALLEN-A HOSIERY 3 pair for $2.50 Regular value $1.00 pair FAMILY Shoe Store Opposite Alaska Meat Co. JUNEAU Drug Co. “THE CORNER DRUG STORE” P. O. Substation No. 1 FREE DELIVERY —— “TOMORROW’S STYLES TODAY” ance Frocks @ JUST RECEIVED A LOVELY SELECTION OF SMART FROCKS IN THE NICK OF TIME FOR THE— Firemen’s Ball “JUNEAU'S OWN STORE” TBE JUNEAU LAUNDRY Franklin Street between Front and Second Streets PHONE 358 JUNEAU-YOUNG Funeral Parlors Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 | felt exhausted. | AND Not Because We Are Cheaper BUT BETTER | RICE & AHLERS CO. r"UMBING HEATING “We tell you in advance what job will cost” TYPEWRITERS RENTED $5.00 per month J. B. Burford & Co. “Our doorstep is worn by satis- fied customers | k= HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Room ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop — N ) PROFESSIONAL l e ] Helene W.L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 16 || 201 Goldstein Bldg. Phone 214 | E.B. WILSON Chircpodisi—Foot Specialist 401 Goldstein Building PHONE 496 e S 35 DU 9 ST | DRR. KASER & FREFBURGER { DENTISTS | Blomgren Building | Y'HONE 56 { Hours 9 am. to 9 p.n. ~—u —= Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rocms 8 and 9 Valentine Building lepnone 17¢ —_— Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTGR ! Office hours—9-12, 1-5. Even- ‘ngs by appointment DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE Gastineau Building Phone 481 TP TIPSV T U T N S PR a— | Fraternal Societies | oF Gastineuu Channel | a B. P. 0. ELKS meeis every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Visiting brothers welcome. John H. Walmer, Ex- "|alted Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary t KNIGHTS OF CO! | Seghers Council No. 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at<= — 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urged to at-v tend. Council Cham- | bers, Fifth St. JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K, H. J. TURNER, Secretary. MOUNT JUN¥AU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p.m. HOWARD D. STABLER, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. 0. E. o FIT-Y Meews first and third Mondays, 8 p.m., Eagles’ Hall, Douslas. Visiting brothers welcome. Sante Degan W. P, T. W. Cashen, Secretary. R g 1 ) | Our tro.™s go ..y place any | | time. A tank for Diesel Oi} | and a tank for crude oil save burner trouble, PHONE 149; NIGUT 148 RELIABLE TRANSFER Vhy not organize a team imong your friends, and set in on thd fun? Teams from all parts of the city and representing many or- ganizations have already en- tered this first series. Brunswick Alleys Rheinlander Beer on Draught POOL BILLIARDS BARBER SHOP AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS OILS Juneau Motors FOOT OF MAIN ST. 1 PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY JUNEAU FROCK SHOPPE “Exclusive but not Expensive” Lingerie, DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist—Optician Eyes Examined—Classes Fitted Room 17, Valentine Bldg. Office Phone 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: 8:30 to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 | Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. t¢c 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 409, Res. | Phone 276 Commercial Adjust- ment & Rating Bureau Cooperating with White Serv- ice Bureau Rown 1--Shattuck Bidg. We have 5,006 local ratings on .le Alaska Transfer Co. GENERAL HAULING ED JEWELL, Preprietor PHONES 269—1134 | Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- ‘ege of Optometry and Opthalmology | Glasses Pitted. ~enses Ground DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and ezamination Free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:30 and by appointment. Office Grand Apts.,, near Gas- tineau Hotel. Phone 177 Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. ! Office hours, 8 am. to 5 pm. | Everings by appointment | PHONE 321 | ~——d) GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 584 i Phone 4753 | e — S ) | H. S. GRAVES Home of Hart Schaffner and t “The Clothing Man 2 LS T FINE , Watch and Jewelry Repairing PAUL BLOEDHORN | FRONT STREET | at very reasonable rates e M S (PRI B SIS OLD NEWSPAPERS In bundles for sale at The Em- pire office, 25c. Fine for starting your fires these chilly mornings. also. development. It is enterprise helpfully. THE NEW YEAR Has Started Well for the Wjorld’s business—but always busi- ness success depends upon more than a choice of “the right time.” . The right banking connection is important, Through its service to its business patrons, The B. M. Behrends Bank, has greatly aided the Territory’s industrial and commercial The B. M. Behrends Bank JUNEAU, ALASKA ready to serve your SEE BIG VAN Guns, and Ammunition LOWER FRONT STREET Next to Midget Lunch | I Hollywood Style Sh;{r Formerly COLEMAN'S ' l | DRrucs AND Sunprmies or LIQUORS IN A HURRY! PHONE 97 Fast Free Delivery Guy L. Smith Drug Store Next to Coliseura Pay Less—Much Less Front at Main Street BEULAH HICKEY REPAIR 65 Telephone HENRY PIGG i1 For Quick |t RADIO . Harry Race DRUGGIST The Squibb Store T IDEAL PAINT SHOP In Its l'lllll'. ‘We Have It! \ WENDT & GARSTER | PHONE 549 . | | % i . THE BEST TAP BEER Recreation Parlors and Liquor Store