The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1936, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire % KOBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Manager Published overy 4vening except Sunday by 1} EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY 4t Second and Main Streets, Jun Alaska, ered in the Post Office in Juneau as Secend Class matter. | " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. | Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following ra* 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 Busincss Office of any failure in the delivery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 6 r irregularity | ; Business Cffice, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled fo the use for republication of all news dispatehes credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper_and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW The year 1936 booms into the picture; robust,| happy, filled with energy and ready to make all years of history look insignificant by comparison. And why not? Has not 1935 paved the way? Let us look over the accomplishments for a moment as we rush headlong into the new year filled with encouragement and revived hope. Old 1935. It was pretty good to Alaska. We had our trials and tribulations as we have every year and every day in this human cycle, but on the whole it was one of the best years to iook oack upon in a long, long time. Income from minerals: An increase in 1935 of approximately $2,000,000 over the previous 12 months. Figures reveal that during the year which has just closed more than $18.000,000 was produced from the mineral wealth of Alaska. This as against >ame’r $16,000,000 in 1934. Gold headed the list as usual, a total of more than $15,000,000 b(‘mg taken out‘ of the Territory during the ye: stepped up to more than a million, silver delivered a value of better than $260,000; coal, $450,000; plat- inum some $260,000; tin, $45,000, and lead, $56,000. After all, Alaska’s wealth still lies in her moun-| tains, plains and streams, abundant with mineral| riches yet untapped by the hand of man. Just asj Gov. John W. Troy says in his annual report to| the Secretary of the Interior, in the development | of mineral resources the future greatness of the Territory. Develop these vast resources, through Federal mid, and Alaska will become a land of population where millions can be supported in com- parison with some 60,000 persons today. But while mineral wealth led Alaska’s business during 1935, there are many other things which may be looked to with a degree of pride and fore- tell a great future for the North. Aviation, especially the Pacific Alaska Airways, moved forward in remarkable stride during t,he} year. Summer schedules, Juneau to Fairbanks and the interior were inaugurated, and in the interim, the company plotted out many emergency landing fields and set up a system of radio communication that not only means the company itself can offer better and safer is benefited because of it. The movement paves the way for further aerial development in the No:th. And there is ample reason to look for it. Not only in commercial aviation, but by the Army and Navy. The Wilcox bill, which already passed Congress but for which no money has yet been appropriated, provides for a military air base in the North, probably at Fairbanks, and perhaps a naval base somewhere on the coast, possibly in the Aleutians. In connection .with aviation, it is hoped to get Congressional &pproval at the coming session for air mail contracgs” which will mean more adequate mail service and facilitate business throughout the Territory. Then tourist traveh ~Alaska, the last remaining| great outdoors playground of the world, played the| past season to some 30,000 patrons, one of the best’ years on record. From all points of the globe they came to the Far North to see and to marvel. Next year, with business improvement definitely under- way, there is every reason to believe that figure| will be far exceeded. “What other country on earth can offer the outdoor attractions of Alaska, with her bountiful supply of big game, fish and natural! outdoor grandeur? lies For Gastineau Channel, aside from the constant and steady production of the Alaska Juneau gold mine which poured some Juneau and Douglas, |same vim and enthusiasm as it greeted {in little towns and villages and | tions. | When the clergymen service, but the entire Territory | | magic new liquid to spread on the dentine. and all serving as a worthwhile employment medium, have been the favored lot of many Alaska cities, and means added stability to their continued growth and expansion. . . during the winter of 1934 and who prophesied the fishing season would be nothing of moment, but mother nature was kind in Alaskan waters, and instead of the poor season anticipated, the summer and fall catch compared favorably with the peak year of 1934 when approxi- mately seven and one half million cases of salmon were packed. Yes, there was much of happiness, prosperity and general well being in old 1935, and there are many reasons to expect a great deal from 1936. But it can only be attained through a greater and more united effort. Alaskans have always pulled Many were those 35 \ together for the common good, and with the same fine teamwork and added impetus the achievements of the past, while momentous on occasion, can be | made small by comparison with the accomplishments of the future—1936, and the years to come. If Juneau can live out the year 1936 with the it last midnight nothing is beyond the realm of attain-|icated the new $25000 home New ment. These last words of 1935, the first of '36: Happy New Year! Fewer But Stronger Churches (Cincinnati Enquirer) Both practical common sense and applied Chris- tianity are shown by the agreement of the Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterians, and Disciples “to reduce the expenditure of money in over-churched communities.” This means that they have decided to stop competing with one another in rural regions generally. The idea is that it is better to have one strong church than half a dozen struggling churches. There was a time, half a century ago, when the Protestant denominations had few fraternal rela- This has passed. Denominational differ- ences mean but little to the modern Protestant. He finds it anomalous when he tours the country to see a little village with a population of one or two hundred, with three or four churches. For the most part these churches need painting and re- shingling. He hopes their outward appearance is not an index of their inward and spiritual grace. True, worship under such circumstances suffers. For the most part it is impossible for poverty- stricken churches to obtain ministers of power and effectiveness. As a rule there are not regular services each Sunday, but one pastor will serve several congregations. This state of affairs the Home Mission Council is determined to remedy The plan proposed is in operation on a large scale in Western Canada and there it has been a great | success. They Are Unselfish (New York Times.) One thing is certain about the letter addressed by forty-five religious leaders to President Roosevelt urging him to break with the present economic system; and that is the sincerity of the signers. and theologians inform Mr. Roosevelt that “there can be no permanent recovery as long as the nation depends on palliative legisla- tion inside the capitalistic system,” they are speak- ing out against their own personal interests. They are advocating a policy which, if successful, threat- ens their own destruction. So much is indicated by what has happened to religion and its ministers in the one big country where capitalism has been abolished, Soviet Russia, |and in the bigger of the two countries where capi- talism has been severely taken in hand, and that is Germany. Official atheism in one case and neo-paganism in the other are at war with religion. Another thing to be noted about capitalism is that under its sway a group of clergymen and theological professors may issue a manifesto advo- cating the abolition of capitalism. It is not easy to imagine the President and executive committee of the League of Godless in Soviet Russia addressing a letter to Joseph Stalin urging him to bring back the profit system; or a letter addressed by Alfred Rosenberg and the neo-pagans to Hitler advocating | & let-up on the Jews and Catholics. Good Toothache News (New. York World-Telegram.) With everv prospective tooth extraction a minia- ture torture chamber, comes welcome news—no jok- ing this time—that painless dentistry is at hand. Dr. Leroy Hartman, Columbia University professor, after hunting eighteen years for a solution to shoot |into the nerves, in the last two years has hit on a This prevents communication of the shock indoors, like soundproofing a room. Five hundred clinic patients have gone away smiling—the sort of patients that would have been glad to pay the bill, if any. So this new pain killer—Columbia University will hold the patent and reap the financial benefits— |should be a great boon to dentists as well as patients. 1If Professor Hartman has got what he thinks he has—and Dean Rappleye of the Columbia medical faculty O. K’s. his discovery—the nation and the world should not wait till he dies to send flowers. Not On the Defensive four million dollars in mineral wealth during 1935 into the lap of the world and expended in this| community in payrolls and other expenses nearly half of that amount, the year 1935 saw the com- pletion and dedication of the Douglas Island bridge, one of thel flpes\ pieces of steel construction in the| North. Erected at a cost of some quarter of al .million dollars, this picturesque, arch connects by] road, after many years' effort,\the twin cities of| Gastineau Channel, and unites the community in a| metropolitan area destined for great advancement And the year which has just closed can be credited with the Matanuska project in Alaska.| Whatever its future, and that looks encouraging, this outstanding colonization plan has been a boon| for Alaska, and may well be one of the foundations| on which its ultimate population will be built in| its persistent march toward Statehood. With it during the past season was connected major road ccnstruction and development which is the ground work for a network of roads the length and breadth | of the Territory. Various cities have prospered in the year just| coneludizg and will continue to reflect the benefits| ~in 1936 from public. works projects, instituted through co-operation -of _ the Federal Government. Water | systems, ‘stret, iniprovements, hydro-electric plans, (Cleveland Plain Dealer) By coincidence or an inspired timeliness the Chicago speech was delivered at almost the same hour that the Supreme Court argument began on [the first major AAA case. Mr. Roosevelt does not, address himself to any of the constitutional aspects of his agricultural policy, but does offer one broad hint: You and I as Americans who believe in our republican form of -constitutional government knew as a simple fact that forty- eight separate sovereign States, acting each one as a separate unit, never were able and never will be able to legislate or to ad- minister individual laws adequately to bal- ance the agricultural life of & nation so greatly dependent on nationally grown crops. This sounds as if Mr. Roosevelt were convinced that AAA or something similar must be continued —a fact further attested by the obvious reluctance of his possible rivals to make frontal attacks upon AAA. Like the vigorous speech at Atlanta a few days ago, the Chicago address is that of a leader who sees no occasion for retreat. Cousin Susie isn't interested in Mae West's seven ways to lose a husband. She'd be content if she | knew just a single, good, reliable way to find one. ~(Boston Herald.) weak and| HAPPY— —BIRTHDAY The Empire erxtends congrctula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the fclloii- ing: JANUARY 1 William Alexander. Louis C. Lemieux. Joseph M. Sunick. Francis L. Newman, Lu Liston. e e - o e e e ey t From The Empire i 20 YEARS AGO | JANUARY 1, 1936. Camp 32, Arctic Brotherhood, ded- Year’s Eve and over 500 welcomed 1916 at the festivities. Dancing did | not cease until 3 o'clock New Year's | morning. The committee in charge | of the inaugural ball consisted of H. | E. Spear, Hugh P. Gallagher, Don S. Griffith, Robert Bruce and M. S. Perkins. | George Simpkins, ill for several days in the hospital, left for his home. i The city was observing a holiday, | stores and offices being closed ‘ The department store of \Vllha'nl Stubbins, in Douglas, quantity of clothing, especially men’s wearing apparel, and shoes were tak- i en. The store of R. R. Hubbard was | recently robbed. The Island Ferry Company was making extra trips between Juneau, | Douglas and Treadwell. | A record second class mail arrived on the City of Seattle as the two | previous steamers, Humboldt and | Princess May brought only first class mail. Six feet of snow is reported at Perseverance, the deepest in several years. A leap year dance is slated lm Turner's Hall, postponed from last‘ night owing to the inaugural ball at | the A. B. Hall. | M. H. Sides arrived from the south | on the Princess May. Cold, crisp weather prevailed with a slight wind blowing. Edward Krause, charged with sev- eral murders, was among the prisoners in the Federal )ail served | the usual holiday dinner. ‘ - - OFF TO TES A. VanMavern, local broker, ac-| companied by his wife, are passen- | gers for the south on the Princess Norah. | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Offiice Anchorage, Alaska. October 15, 1935. Notice is hereby given that Ger- trude H. McGrath, has made sp-‘ plication for a soldiers’ additional | homestead, Anchorage 07749, for aL tract of land embraced in U. S. Sur-| vey No. 2092, located on Jamestown Bay between three miles east of the Town of Sitka and between Surveys 1878 and 1497, latitude 57° 02’ 40” N.| longitude 135° 17" 34” W. contain-| ing 10.74 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, An- chorage, Alaske | Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned | land should file their adverse claims | in the local land office at Anchor-| age, Alaska, within the period of| publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the pro- visions of the Statutes. GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. First publication, Nov. 13, 1935. Last publication, Jan. 8, 1936, | o UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE 1 District Land Office ! Anchorage, Alaska. November 5, 1935. | Notice is hereby given that Nor-f man B. Cook, entryman, wge'.her' with his witnesses, Fred Henning and Howard D. Stabler, all of Ju- neau, Alaska, has made final proof on his homestead Anchorage 08037] for a tract of land embraced in U. 8. | Survey No. 2167, situate on Favorite Channel, Point Louisa Beach, about | 16 miles from Juneau, containing 9315 acres, latitude 58° 23’ N. longi- | tude 134° 43' W. and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest | s filed in the local land office within | the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. First publication, Nov. 20, 1935. Last publication, Jan. 15, 1936. ?_—_ | IDEAL PAINT SHOP | Xt Its Paint We Have It! | FRED W. WENDT | PHONE 549 - ] !and inclined to take chance | thor | Winsor, 1831 |many guests and refreshments were | | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | {chorage 08048, for a tract of land i134° 47 W. and it is now in the Horoscope “The stars 7acline but do not compel” — THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1935 Adverse stars rule today, accord- ing to astrology. Under this plane- tary government there may be men- tal depression and lack of energy. Whatever is constructive or pro- ive should benefit under this Engineers and builders will be in great demand. Architects and sculptors are well directed. As the new year begins wide dis- content may be apparent in all parts of the United States, for weather of unusual severity will add to the sufferings of the unemployed. Nature seemingly will reflect the vagaries of the human mind and will provide many surprising cli- matic changes and unexpected freakish storms. Desert resorts as well as southern pleasure spots will be well patron- ized. Much gayety will distinguish hotels everywher: Contrasts be- tween poverty and wealth will be} strongly accented. Seers warn that sumptous living among the few will arouse enmities among tiie many. Thus are revo- lutions started, they remind the | people. Blizzards this month will not be| | confined to this country. Germany,| ledgment? France and Japan will experience! many snowstorms. High winds will | prevail in many places. loser bonds will keep Canada; was robbed |and the United States in sympathy| man to wear light-gray or tan hose | during the night and a considerable | at this time, it is foretold. Bnnsh‘ with full evening dress? visitors may be expected in Wash- | ington, D. C. | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of new| work and improved environment. Litigation should be avoided. | Children born on this day prob- ably will be energetic, courteous . Sub- jects of this sign of Capricorn are independent, patient and indus- trious. Miss M. Carey Thomas, educator, was born on this day 857. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include William Lyon Phelps, au- and educator, 1865; Justin r, librarian and historian, (Copyright, 1935.) > e Daily Lessons in English By W. L. Gordon "Words Often Misused: Do not write, “Everything is going to be alright.” The correct form is two | words, all right. Often Mispronounced: Pimento. Pronounce the i as in it (not as in pie), e as in men, o as in no, ac- cent second syllable. Often Misspelled: serve the pyr. Pyramid. Ob- Synonyms: Compatible, congru-' ous, suitable. Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- | crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Devious; out of a straight line; winding. “It was a devious path.” L. J. HOLMQUISTS ENTERTAIN FR]ENDS Mr. and Mrs Leonard J. Holm- quist entertained at an informal New Year’s celebration in their home on | Seventh and Gold last evening. Dancing was enjoyed by their served later in the evening. ‘ GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. November 5, 1935. Notice is hereby given that Hazel| Weathers, entrywoman, together | with her witnesses, David Simonson and Lillie B. Burford, has made final proof of her homestead, An-! situate on the east shore of Favor- ite Channel and at end of fork of Eagle River Road, embraced in U. S. Survey No. 2179, containing 4.66/ acres, latitude 58° 29’ N. longitude files of the U. S. Land Office, An- chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office| within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, said final| proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. GECRGE A. LINGO, Register. First publication, Jan. 1, 1936. Last publication, Feb. 5, 1936. FOSS CONSTRUCTION CO. Phone 107 Juneau | ment. - - Look and Learn l.[' PROFESSIONAL I'! Fraternal Societies By A. C. Gordon 1. Which is longer, a yard or a meter? 2. Under what President did | Massage, Electricity, Infra Rad Helene W. L. Albrecht i PHYSIOTHERAPY Ray, Medical Gymnastics x 1 207 GOLDSTEIN BLDG. | Phone Office, 216 Calvin Coolidge serve as Vice Pres- ident? 3. What is zymase? 4. How many people by the name of Smith are there in the U. S.? 5. What two European countries make up the Ibarian peninsula? | I ™ TS T DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER —58 DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 [ Hours 9 a.m- to 3 p.m. ANSWERS @ 1. Yard, 36 inches; meter, about 39.37 inches. & 2. President Harding 3. A ferment found in yeast. !? 4. Approximately 1,000,000. ! 5. Spdm and Portugal | D Modern i Etiquette t By Roberta Lee Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valenting Building Telephone 176 s v g Dr. “Richard Williams f DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE Gastineau Building Phone 431 Q When one receives a card | with P. P. C. written in the lower lefthand corner, what does it mean, | and does it require an ackno A. It means ‘‘to taks leave,” and; does not require an acknowledg- | -gl-it Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 arn.. to 6 pm. SEWARD PUILDING I Office Pone 469 { Q. Would it be all right for a A. No. Q. When is it permissible to cut | meat with a fork? A. Whenever the meat is tender\ i enough to enable one to do so gracefully. & Robert Simpson Gl‘l. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optumetry and Opthalmo’sgy ( Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | - e | JUNEAU! T The Juneau Laundry || | Franklin Street between | Front and Second St-zets ' SHOP PHONE 38 | | o D e S R ' 1 Guy Smith || DRUGS . PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front St. Next Coliseum H PHONE 97—Free Delivery | Seward Street 1 | DR. H. VANCE [/ OSTEOPATH Consultation a nd examination Free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; | 7 to .30 and by appointment. |' Office Grand Apts., i.ear Gas- | tineau Hotl. Phors 177 GENTRAL MOTORS and | MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON l LADIES’ — MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Near Third | Jones-Stevens Shop l I | | HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Room ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. “THE REXALL >fORk —==SEB- __ Reliable M:CURALY | pharmacists compound your - § \\'\ n\m\\\ ///\\\W If you enjoy indoor sports— Here’s one of the best—TRY BOWLING! BRUNSWICK BOWLING ALLEYS Rheinlander and /4lt Heidelberg BEER ON TAP — STRATTON & BEERS MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS ‘ SURVEYORS | | | » VALENTINE BLDG. ‘Telephone 502 — JUN EAU-YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Shelf and Heavy Hardware Guns and Ammunition SABIN’S 5 | e = - GARLAND BOGGAN Hardwood Floors l i S Waxing Polishing ’ “Every gs 1 *— s —ons— || GARBAGE HAULED 7 i Builders’ and Shelf ) Reasonable Monua.y Rates | BANDVARE ! E. 0. DAVIS Thomas Hardware Co. || | Phons 4738 i .. {] Arctic BETTY MAC BEAUTY SHOP 12and B Streets PHONE 547 Pabst Famous Draught Beer On Tap DRY CLEANING [ Soft Water Washing [ J Your ALASKA LAUNDRY PHONE 15 OF —— —— | Gastineau Channel | B. P. 0. ELKS meeta every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wei- come M. E. MONAGLE, Exalted Ruler. M. B SIDES, Secretary. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 4 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient hrothers urged to ate nd. Council Cham- 5§ T vers, Fifth St. JOHN F. MULLRN, G. K, H. J. TURNER, Secretary, MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Uecond and fourth Mon- 7&( beginning at 7:30 p. m. HOWARD D. STABLER day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. DOUGLAS fOE AERIE Wl N7, F.0.E oo, b Meets first and third Mondays 8 p.m., Eagles’ Hall, Dougias. Yisiting hrothers welcome. J. B. Martin, W, P, T. N. Cashen, Secretary. Our trucks go any place my“‘f time. A tank for Diesel Oil and a ‘ank for Crude Oil save burner trenble. i PHONE 149; NICHT 148 | | ReLiAbLE TRANSFER | — 8 | (‘ommPrc ial Adjust- | ment & Rating Bureau | | Cooperating with White Serv- | { ice Bureau l | | ROOM 1—SHATTUCK BLDG. We have 5,000 local ratings on file \ — JUNEAU FROCK SHOPPE “Etclusive But Not Expensive” Coats, Dresses, Lingerie, Hosiery and Hats ! McCAUL MOTOR COMPANY Dodge and Plymouth Dealers FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES ( GAS—OILS JUNEAU MOTORS Foot of Main Street 3 Recreation Parlors and Liquor Store FAITH Our life is searce the twinkle of a star In God’s eternal day. —Bayard Taylor, Much more than casual discharge of duties marks our fu- neral service. Every detail is personally supervised with ex- perienced understand- ing. The Charles W. Carter Mortuary PHONE 136-2 }.